Post by the Scribe on Oct 14, 2022 10:10:03 GMT
U.S. House passes bill to fight oil and gas price gouging
www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-house-passes-bill-fight-oil-gas-price-gouging-2022-05-19/
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A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday that allows the U.S. president to issue an energy emergency declaration, making it unlawful for companies to excessively increase gasoline and home fuel prices.
The bill must pass the Senate, which is unlikely, and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law.
The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Representatives Katie Porter and Kim Schrier, passed the House 217 to 207, with no Republicans supporting it. In the Senate, evenly divided at 50 members in each party, 10 Republicans would need to support it for the bill to pass.
House passes bill targeting alleged price gouging amid high gas prices
www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/house-bill-price-gouging-gas-ftc/index.html
By Kristin Wilson, CNN
Updated 12:46 PM ET, Thu May 19, 2022
www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-house-passes-bill-fight-oil-gas-price-gouging-2022-05-19/
A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday that allows the U.S. president to issue an energy emergency declaration, making it unlawful for companies to excessively increase gasoline and home fuel prices.
The bill must pass the Senate, which is unlikely, and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law.
The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Representatives Katie Porter and Kim Schrier, passed the House 217 to 207, with no Republicans supporting it. In the Senate, evenly divided at 50 members in each party, 10 Republicans would need to support it for the bill to pass.
House passes bill targeting alleged price gouging amid high gas prices
www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/house-bill-price-gouging-gas-ftc/index.html
By Kristin Wilson, CNN
Updated 12:46 PM ET, Thu May 19, 2022