H.R. 4327: To prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 4327: To prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers, and for other purposes.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-27 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to publish a cost-benefit analysis before issuing any decision that would either: (1) authorize creation of a new capacity zone, or (2) affect the supply and demand curves or models used to determine prices at points in a capacity zone. Prohibits FERC from issuing any such decision if it determines that such analysis shows that costs will be raised for ratepayers.
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Official text
To prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4327.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4327 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113