House Passes Fuel Price-Gouging Measure

House Passes Fuel Price-Gouging Measure
Prices for gas at an Exxon gas station on Capitol Hill are seen March 14, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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The House of Representatives passed the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act by a vote of 217–207 on May 19, moving the country closer to greater government involvement in energy markets as gasoline prices soar to new heights.

The legislation, H.R. 7688, would allow President Joe Biden to declare an “energy emergency.”
Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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