H.R. 1685 — A bill to amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to prohibit take-or-pay clauses or similar minimum purchase requirements under natural gas supply contract, prohibit indefinite price escalator clauses, and to allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit pass-through of natural gas prices, or take other corrective action, if the prices paid by natural-gas companies are excessive due to waste or imprudence. | PoliFocus