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Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

USA119th CongressS-4471| Senate 
| Updated: 4/30/2026
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (2)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill seeks to ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets, thereby protecting consumers from unwarranted price increases. It achieves this by amending the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to broaden the scope of market manipulation and false information prohibitions from just gasoline and petroleum distillates to include all transportation fuels , such as jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuels. The bill also significantly increases the maximum civil penalty for such violations from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 . A key provision is the establishment of a Transportation Fuel Monitoring and Enforcement Unit within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This unit's primary responsibility is to continuously collect, monitor, and analyze crude oil and transportation fuel market data to identify and investigate market manipulation, false reporting, or anti-competitive behaviors. It will also gather evidence for enforcement actions and obtain data-sharing agreements with other federal agencies like the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Furthermore, the bill mandates the EIA to conduct comprehensive surveys of energy companies to collect detailed and timely information on U.S. crude oil and transportation fuel markets. This data will cover imports, exports, refining, storage, transportation, and buying/selling activities, including market price data. The EIA is required to make analyses of this data publicly available, with sufficient geographical specificity, while ensuring the protection of confidential information.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4217
Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-259
Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Apr 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4217
    Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-259
    Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act


  • April 30, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 30, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

USA119th CongressS-4471| Senate 
| Updated: 4/30/2026
This bill seeks to ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets, thereby protecting consumers from unwarranted price increases. It achieves this by amending the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to broaden the scope of market manipulation and false information prohibitions from just gasoline and petroleum distillates to include all transportation fuels , such as jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuels. The bill also significantly increases the maximum civil penalty for such violations from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 . A key provision is the establishment of a Transportation Fuel Monitoring and Enforcement Unit within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This unit's primary responsibility is to continuously collect, monitor, and analyze crude oil and transportation fuel market data to identify and investigate market manipulation, false reporting, or anti-competitive behaviors. It will also gather evidence for enforcement actions and obtain data-sharing agreements with other federal agencies like the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Furthermore, the bill mandates the EIA to conduct comprehensive surveys of energy companies to collect detailed and timely information on U.S. crude oil and transportation fuel markets. This data will cover imports, exports, refining, storage, transportation, and buying/selling activities, including market price data. The EIA is required to make analyses of this data publicly available, with sufficient geographical specificity, while ensuring the protection of confidential information.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4217
Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-259
Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Apr 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4217
    Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-259
    Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act


  • April 30, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 30, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (2)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted