H.R. 7688Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act

4 recorded actions234 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Kim Schrier [D-WA-08]
Cosponsors: 16 · 16 Democrats
Policy area: Commerce
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Latest action: May 19, 2022 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373.

IntroducedMay 6, 2022
Passed the HouseMay 19, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act

This bill prohibits any person from selling, during a proclaimed energy emergency, a consumer fuel at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is exploiting the emergency to increase prices unreasonably. The President may issue a proclamation of such an emergency that specifies the consumer fuel and geographic area covered and how long the proclamation applies.

The bill provides for enforcement of these provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. Civil penalties collected by the commission through such enforcement must be used to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Additionally, the commission must investigate whether the price of gasoline is being manipulated through reducing refinery capacity or other manipulative practices. The commission also must establish a Transportation Fuel Monitoring and Enforcement Unit to collect, monitor, and analyze crude oil and transportation fuel market data.

The bill further includes specified transportation fuels within the prohibitions against (1) manipulative market practices, and (2) reporting false price information. It also increases the penalty for violations of those prohibitions.

Finally, the Energy Information Administration must survey energy companies to facilitate transparent and competitive crude oil and transportation fuel markets.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 7688 as passed House on May 19, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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May 19, 2022Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMay 19, 2022

How every member votedHouse roll call 232

House May 19, 2022 · the primary vote

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Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act

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217 Yea 207 Nay 5 not voting

Party-line vote 4 of 424 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Democrats.

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Democratic221 members

Republican208 members

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Cosponsors16 · 16 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 7688 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 768820 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 7688 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLCfiled by KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC, THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Banking · Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Constitution +15 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Small Business · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +29 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONIts PAC: Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC

Homeland Security · Transportation · Budget/Appropriations · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +4 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

THE SIXTEEN THIRTY FUNDfiled by KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC

Economics/Economic Development3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL

Fuel/Gas/Oil · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2022Filing

AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)filed by HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC

Fuel/Gas/Oil · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS

Homeland Security · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEIts PAC: American Petroleum Institute PAC

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Energy/Nuclear · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Fuel/Gas/Oil +5 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCfiled by ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.Its PAC: Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PAC

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Environment/Superfund · Health Issues · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +6 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA

Budget/Appropriations · Education · Government Issues · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +17 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2022Filing

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