42 U.S.C. § 17301
Prohibition on market manipulation
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 17301, Prohibition on market manipulation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/484476
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It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to use or employ, in connection with the purchase or sale of crude oil 11 So in original. A comma probably should appear. gasoline or petroleum distillates at wholesale, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Federal Trade Commission may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of United States citizens.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007