S 4351
Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Energy
- Introduced
- 2026-04-21
- Latest action
- 2026-04-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-04-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2026-04-21: Introduced in Senate