OPEC Accountability Act
Latest action · Apr 11, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3424-3425)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
OPEC Accountability Act - Requires the President to initiate consultations with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela to seek their elimination of any action that: (1) limits the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; (2) sets or maintains the price of any such product; or (3) otherwise is an action in restraint of trade with respect to such products when such action constitutes an act, policy, or practice that is unjustifiable and burdens and restricts U.S. commerce.
Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute proceedings if the consultation is not successful with respect to any such country; and (2) take appropriate action regarding the country under U.S. trade remedy laws.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2005 to Jun 20, 2005; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Apr 11, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 11, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 20, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3424-3425)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3424 | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (text) | Apr 11, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- OPEC Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Cartels
- Commerce
- Dispute settlement
- East Asia
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy supplies
- Export controls
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Indonesia
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Kuwait
- Latin America
- Middle East and North Africa
- Natural gas
- Nigeria
- Nontariff trade barriers
- OPEC countries
- Petroleum
- Price fixing
- Qatar
- Restrictive trade practices
- Trade negotiations
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
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