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S 2964 110th Congress Senate

OPEC Accountability Act

Official title: A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries.

Introduced: May 1, 2008 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Africa (Sub-Saharan)CartelsCommerceDispute settlement
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East AsiaEcuadorEnergyEnergy pricesEnergy suppliesExport controlsFree tradeIndonesiaInternational AffairsInternational agenciesKuwaitLatin AmericaMiddle East and North AfricaNatural gasNigeria
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May 1, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 1, 2008
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 Latest action May 1, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

OPEC Accountability Act - Requires the President to initiate consultations with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 1, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2964: OPEC Accountability Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2964/
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"S. 2964: OPEC Accountability Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2964/.
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S. 2964, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2964/.
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