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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8423

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026

Energy Markets: Banning Bad Actors

23 days ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is actively moving through the system, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation at this time.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

The bill is currently supported only by Democrats and faces a difficult path in a divided Congress where regulatory expansions are often met with opposition.

Key Points

  • This bill gives federal energy regulators more power to punish people or companies that cheat in the energy markets. If a person or business is caught manipulating prices or breaking rules, the government could ban them from buying or selling electricity or natural gas.
  • It makes it a specific crime to lie about natural gas prices or supply levels to the government or price-tracking groups. This is meant to stop companies from tricking the market into raising prices for everyday consumers.
  • The rules would apply to both individuals and entire corporations. Regulators could issue temporary suspensions or permanent bans from the industry depending on how serious the violation was.
  • By cracking down on market manipulation, the bill aims to keep energy costs fair. When companies cheat to drive up the prices that power companies pay, those extra costs usually end up on the monthly utility bills of families and small businesses.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Apr 21, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Votes

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News

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Related Bills

2 bills
H.R. 7977Related bill

Energy Bills Relief Act

Mar 18 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

S. 4351Identical bill

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026

Apr 21 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 8423
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(12)
D: 12

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