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S. 3044 110th Congress Senate

Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2008
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5472-5517)
Jun 10, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5410)
Jun 10, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S5431)
Jun 10, 2008
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure [Record Vote Number 146] made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5410)
Jun 10, 2008
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 146. (consideration: CR S5409-5410; text: CR S5409)
Jun 10, 2008
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5399-5410, S5417, S5418-5431, S5431-5436)
Jun 9, 2008
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5378-5380)
Jun 6, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S5376)
Jun 6, 2008
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5376; text: CR S5376)
Jun 6, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5375-5376)
Jun 5, 2008
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5152-5182)
Jun 4, 2008
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S5020)
Jun 4, 2008
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5020; text: CR S5020)
Jun 4, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5020)
May 21, 2008
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 743.
May 20, 2008
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4491-4495)
May 20, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jun 10, 2008 Senate · vote #146 On the Cloture Motion S. 3044 Rejected 51–43 See who voted →
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 Latest action June 11, 2008

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5472-5517)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny major integrated oil companies (i.e., companies producing at least 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily) a tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, gas, or primary products thereof; (2) conform tax treatment of foreign oil and gas extraction income and foreign oil related income for purposes of the foreign tax credit; (3) impose a windfall profits tax on major integrated oil companies; and (4) establish an Energy Independence and Security Trust Fund funded by revenues raised by the tax provisions of this Act to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and reduce the risks of global warming.

Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act - Declares it unlawful for a supplier to sell crude oil, gasoline, petroleum distillates, or biofuel at an unconscionably excessive price in an area for which the President declares that an energy emergency exists. Grants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to enforce this Act.

Authorizes the President to declare a federal energy emergency if the well-being of U.S. citizens is at risk because of a shortage or imminent shortage of adequate supplies of crude oil, gasoline, petroleum distillates, or biofuel because of: (1) a disruption in the national distribution system; or (2) significant pricing anomalies in the national energy markets for such products.

Authorizes state attorneys general to bring civil actions to enforce this Act. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations.

Directs the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior to suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until December 31, 2008.

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008 or NOPEC - Amends the Sherman Act to make it illegal for any foreign state to act with another foreign state to: (1) limit the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; (2) set or maintain prices for such products; or (3) otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for such products. Denies sovereign immunity or act of state doctrine protections for foreign states who engage in such such illegal conduct.

Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to: (1) determine that foreign boards of trade subject to CFTC jurisdiction regulate and provide information on off-shore oil trading; and (2) set a substantial increase in margin levels for all oil futures trades, contracts, or transactions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3044: Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3044/
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"S. 3044: Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3044/.
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S. 3044, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3044/.
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