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S. 2548

A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading commission to take certain emergency action to eliminate excessive speculation in energy markets.

Directs 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 on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded; and (2) eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations, or 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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT](I-VT)Sponsor
20 cosponsors20 D
20cosponsors1committees3actions1related bills6subjects
  • Introduced in SenateJun 26, 2014
  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4158-4160)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate