,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 and ,mr4         
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,federal ,trade       
,commission to investigate and report on
 practices in the oil and gas industry4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,oversight to ,lower ,oil       
,prices ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of  
,congress ,the term appropriate         
committees of ,congress means ,committee
 on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,house of         
,representatives1 ,committee on ,energy 
and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate1 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate1 and the ,committee on          

,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,commission ,the 
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,trade ,commission4  #c4 ,investigation 
into and reporting on market            
manipulation in the oil and gas industry
  7a7 ,investigation ,not later than #de
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,commission shall        
initiate an investigation under sections
 #haa and #hab of the ,energy           
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcja1 #agcjb7    
looking for evidence of market          
manipulation or reporting of false      
information in the oil1 gas1 petroleum1 
and petroleum product industries4  7b7  
,reporting  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall submit a report to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress concerning     
any-- 7,a7 investigations undertaken    
under section #haa or #hab of the       
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act

 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcja1        
#agcjb72  7,b7 enforcement actions      
initiated under section #hac of such    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcjc72 and  7,c7  
penalties levied under section #had of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcjd74  7#b7 
,form of report ,the report required    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted 
in an unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex4