# 119-hr-8423: Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026

119-hr-8423, Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8423
- Congress: 119
- Title: Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission new powers to block, suspend, and fine actors who manipulate or lie about electricity and natural gas markets.** It broadens who and what the Commission can punish and adds a new anti-fraud rule for gas market reporting. - Traders and energy firms: The bill lets the Commission prohibit or suspend any person who violates specified Federal Power Act rules from purchasing or selling electric energy, electric energy products (including financial transmission rights), or transmission services. - Natural gas sellers and reporters: It creates a new Natural Gas Act ban on knowingly false filings meant to affect price data used by federal or private price-reporting agencies and authorizes civil penalties and suspensions for violators. - Regulatory reach and consistency: The text replaces "individual" with "person," covers indirect engagement, and explicitly includes electric energy products, so penalties can apply more widely across companies, intermediaries, and trading products.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on false gas price reports: cost, high. If enacted, it would be unlawful for any person to willfully and knowingly report false information to a Federal agency or a private price‑reporting agency about the transportation or sale of natural gas when the person intends to fraudulently affect the compiled data. Covered information would inc…
- New bans on electricity market participants: cost, high. If enacted, the Commission would be able to bar or suspend any person who engaged in practices that violate sections 221 or 222 from buying or selling electric energy, electric energy products (including financial transmission rights), or transmission services under its jurisdiction. The ban could…
- New bans on natural gas traders: cost, high. If enacted, the Commission would be able to prohibit or suspend any person who engaged in practices that violate sections 4A or 4B from buying or selling natural gas or providing transmission services under its jurisdiction. The ban could be permanent or time-limited and could reach both direct and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8423 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8423)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8423 (as of 2026-09-21).