Support for Iraq Oil Trust Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 11, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support for Iraq Oil Trust Act of 2008 - Withholds specified percentages of Economic Support Fund assistance for Iraq unless the Secretary of State certifies within specified time periods to the appropriate congressional committees that U.S. government representatives have presented an oil trust plan to Iraqi government representatives.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 11, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 11, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require United States Government representatives to present to the Government of Iraq a plan to establish an oil trust.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Support for Iraq Oil Trust Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Entrepreneurs
- Extremist movements in politics
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Petroleum
- Petroleum industry
- Petroleum reserves
- Public corruption
- Sabotage
- Smuggling
- Trusts and trustees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Introduced in Senate
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