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S 847 109th Congress Senate Energy Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Consumer protection Energy prices Gasoline Governmental investigations OPEC countries Petroleum industry Petroleum reserves Profit Public Lands and Natural Resources Restrictive trade practices Strategic materials

A bill to lower the burden of gasoline prices on the economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits.

Introduced: April 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 2005
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81.
Apr 19, 2005
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 19, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) directly confront and challenge the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase oil production immediately; and (2) direct the Federal Trade Commission and Attorney General to exercise vigorous oversight over the oil markets to protect the people of the United States from price gouging and unfair practices at the gasoline pump.

Declares that from the date of enactment of this Act until 30 days afterward: (1) deliveries of oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) shall be suspended; and (2) one million barrels of oil per day shall be released from the SPR.

Provides for the release of one million barrels of oil per day from the SPR for an additional 30 days if it is necessary to: (1) lower the burden of gasoline prices on the domestic economy; and (2) circumvent OPEC efforts to reap windfall crude oil profits.

What's happening now April 20, 2005

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81.