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S 3122 110th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Commodity exchanges Energy Energy prices Petroleum Swaps (Finance)

Policing United States Oil Commodities Markets Act of 2008

Introduced: June 12, 2008 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 12, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Policing United States Oil Commodities Markets Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require a covered market or facility to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a designated contract market and be subject to each rule established and regulation promulgated by the CFTC.

Defines "covered market or facility" as a contract market or electronic trading facility: (1) that operates one or more trading terminals within the United States; (2) on which there is transacted or facilitated any agreement, contract, or transaction that serves as a price discovery function for any energy commodity delivered in the United States; and (3) that is regulated by a foreign regulatory agency.

What's happening now June 12, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 14, 2008
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 24, 2008
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 18, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 18, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3122: Policing United States Oil Commodities Markets Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3122/
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"S. 3122: Policing United States Oil Commodities Markets Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3122/.
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