# 116-hr-5718: Protecting Natural Gas Consumers from Overcharges Act of 2020

116-hr-5718, Protecting Natural Gas Consumers from Overcharges Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5718
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Natural Gas Consumers from Overcharges Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Natural Gas Consumers from Overcharges Act of 2020 This bill provides authority for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a refund effective date and order refunds for rates and charges by any natural-gas company in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8529: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6788: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5718 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5718)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8254)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6788: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6788)
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