H.R. 8423 · 119th Congress
Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026
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This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to protect consumers from price manipulation, including by allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to temporarily or permanently ban any person from trading in energy markets if the person (1) violates those acts by manipulating the electricity or natural…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 21, 2026
Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026
This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to protect consumers from price manipulation, including by allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to temporarily or permanently ban any person from trading in energy markets if the person (1) violates those acts by manipulating the electricity or natural gas markets, or (2) files false information regarding those markets.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026
Latest action (Apr 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 21, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
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