{"bill":{"id":"119-s-4351","congress":119,"type":"S","number":4351,"title":"Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2026-04-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001113","fullName":"Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]","party":"D","state":"NV","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-21","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Energy","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-05-18T12:16:47Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":464,"ts":"2026-05-29T23:22:25.134Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Energy%20Consumer%20Protection%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}