United States · Bill · S
S. 870 (109th)
Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act
Introduced
21 April 2005
Last action
22 April 2005 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
Sponsors
Maria Cantwell
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to declare unlawful the use in contravention of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to FERC jurisdiction, including rates and charges that result from such manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance.
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Timeline
21 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
22 April 2005
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
Source: Calendars
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 22 April 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 22 April 2005
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 22 April 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 April 2005
Sponsors
- Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/870
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/870
- us · 109-s-870 · source updated 15 August 2025