H.R. 4391: To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-04-18 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-04-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets.

Plain summary

Instructs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to use its authority (including emergency powers) to: (1) to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within its jurisdiction and control that is serving as a platform for the trading of energy futures or swaps; and (2) eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations, unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities; and (3) prioritize finalizing and enforcing a position limits regime designed to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation in energy markets.

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To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4391.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4391 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112