As Gas Prices Spike, Cantwell, Padilla & Wyden Introduce Bill to Target Petroleum Market Manipulators & Protect Consumers at the Pump
May 02, 2026
May 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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As Gas Prices Spike, Cantwell, Padilla & Wyden Introduce Bill to Target Petroleum Market Manipulators & Protect Consumers at the Pump
Act would require FTC to monitor fuel market anomalies that hurt consumers; bad actors would face up to $2 million per day in fine . . .
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As Gas Prices Spike, Cantwell, Padilla & Wyden Introduce Bill to Target Petroleum Market Manipulators & Protect Consumers at the Pump
Act would require FTC to monitor fuel market anomalies that hurt consumers; bad actors would face up to $2 million per day in fine . . .