HB 4301

House·20th Congress·Filed Sep 2, 2025

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8479, Otherwise Known as the "Downstream Oil Deregulation Act of 1998"

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The bill proposes to dissolve the DOE‑DOJ task force, give the DOE sole emergency powers, require the Competition Commission, DOE and DTI to enforce fair trade, ban anticompetitive conduct, let the President cut fuel excise taxes when world oil prices are high, and set up court remedies for violations.

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Author · Representative

Kris Singson-Meehan
RepresentativeIlocos Sur, 2nd District
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An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8479, Otherwise Known as the "Downstream Oil Deregulation Act of 1998"

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