Bill > HR7688

This bill aims to protect consumers from price-gouging of consumer fuels during energy emergencies. It would make it unlawful for any person to sell consumer fuels, such as gasoline, heating oil, and biofuels, at unconscionably excessive prices that exploit the circumstances related to an energy emergency. The bill gives the Federal Trade Commission the authority to enforce this prohibition and allows state attorneys general to take enforcement action at the retail level. It also requires the Department of Energy to collect and publish detailed data on the U.S. crude oil and transportation fuel markets to promote transparency. Additionally, the bill increases penalties for market manipulation and false reporting related to transportation fuels under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7688/all-info