,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,ms4 ,cantwell7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,federal ,power ,act and the  
,natural ,gas ,act with respect to the  
enforcement of certain provisions1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy  
,consumer ,protection ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,prohibitions and suspensions for   
violations  7a7 ,amendments to the      
,federal ,power ,act  7#a7 ,enforcement 
of certain provisions ,section #caf;,a  
of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #hbeo-#a7 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7c7         
,prohibition or suspension for          
violations ,the ,commission may         
prohibit1 conditionally or              
unconditionally1 permanently or for such

 period of time as the ,commission      
determines to be appropriate1 any person
 who is engaged or has engaged in       
practices constituting a violation of   
section #bba or #bbb 7and related rules 
and regulations7 from engaging1 directly
 or indirectly1 in the business of      
purchasing or selling-- 7#a7 electric   
energy2  7#b7 electric energy products1 
including financial transmission rights2
 or  7#c7 transmission services subject 
to the jurisdiction of the ,commission4 
4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section 
#cad7;d7 of the ,federal ,power ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbem7d77 is amended--   
7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a7-- 7i7 by striking individual and   
inserting person2 and  7ii7 by inserting
 or #bbb after section #bba2  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting with       
respect to a person who is an           
individual1 before acting2 and  7,c7 in 
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting 1 directly or indirectly1     

after engaging2  7ii7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking 2 or and inserting a  
semicolon2  7iii7 by redesignating      
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
and  7iv7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
electric energy products1 including     
financial transmission rights2 or  4    
7b7 ,amendments to ,natural ,gas ,act   
7#a7 ,prohibition on filing false       
information ,the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gag et seq47 is amended by  
inserting after section #d;,a the       
following3  #d;,b4 ,prohibition on      
filing false information ,no person     
shall willfully and knowingly report to 
a ,federal agency or private-sector     
price-reporting agency1 with intent to  
fraudulently affect the data being      
compiled by the ,federal agency or      
private-sector price-reporting agency1  
any information relating to the         
transportation or sale of natural gas   
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,commission 7including information      

relating to the availability and prices 
of natural gas sold at wholesale and in 
interstate commerce and information     
relating to the operation of facilities 
for the transportation and sale of      
natural gas at wholesale and in         
interstate commerce7 that the person    
knows to be false at the time of the    
reporting4  4  7#b7 ,civil penalty      
authority ,section #bb of the ,natural  
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gagt-#a7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7d7 ,prohibition or         
suspension for violations ,the          
,commission may prohibit1 conditionally 
or unconditionally1 permanently or for  
such period of time as the ,commission  
determines to be appropriate1 any person
 who is engaged or has engaged in       
practices constituting a violation of   
section #d;,a or #d;,b 7including       
related rules and regulations7 from     
engaging1 directly or indirectly1 in the
 business of purchasing or selling--    
7#a7 natural gas2 or  7#b7 transmission 

services subject to the jurisdiction of 
the ,commission4  4  7#c7 ,conforming   
amendments ,section #bj7;d7 of the      
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gags7d77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the      
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking individual and inserting       
person2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting with respect to a person who  
is an individual1 before acting2 and    
7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the matter   
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting 1 directly or indirectly1     
after engaging4