S 2929
115th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Asia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Brunei
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Ecuador
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Latin America
OPEC Accountability Act of 2018
Introduced: May 23, 2018
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
OPEC Accountability Act of 2018
This bill requires the President to negotiate with specified countries regarding anticompetitive practices impacting the trade of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum products. If the negotiation is unsuccessful with respect to any country, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must initiate dispute settlement proceedings with the World Trade Organization.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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