HR8698-119

In Committee

Lower Prices at the Pump Act

119th Congress Introduced May 7, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Lower Prices at the Pump Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4C6F35FA5D744DF1886BF57204E04CC5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lower Prices at the Pump Act.
  • Section H3C1F80D6E1B94AE892BB8FF1707FE948: 2. Prohibition on excessive pricing of gasoline and fuels due to conflict with Iran No person may sell or offer for sale at wholesale or at retail, and during...
  • Section H27448986BAF5432A8DDD9BE1B1960D9E: 3. Enforcement A violation of section 2(a) shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15...
  • Section H450FDE109E4C4522A0A21134BE3F981A: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term retail, with respect to the sale of gasoline or any other...
  • Section H9F4C03D7E9144F829D9804B26858E86A: 5. Effect on other laws Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit or affect in any way the authority of the Commission to bring an enforcement action or...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Lower Prices at the Pump Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, Lower Prices at the Pump Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Foreign Policy Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 7, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …

May 7, 2026

Introduced in House

May 7, 2026

Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself and Ms. Schrier) introduced the …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Foreign Policy Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Commission" §H450FDE109E4C4522A0A21134BE3F981A

the Federal Trade Commission. The term retail, with respect to the sale of gasoline or any other petroleum distillate, includes— any sale to an end user, such as a motorist

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