H.R.6074 - Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008

To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes. view all titles (8)

All Bill Titles

  • Official: To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: NOPEC as introduced.
  • Short: Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: NOPEC as passed house.

News Coverage

05/26/08
OPEC in the dock?

Case in point: Last week, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted HR 6074, a bill that would allow the US attorney general to...

Source: Rocky Mountain News, CO
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05/20/08
House Passes OPEC Antitrust Legisl...

The US House of Representatives passed legislation (HR 6074) on Tuesday, May 20 known as NOPC that would amend antitrust law to allow leg...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA
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05/20/08
US House Passes Legislation To Sue...

The Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 (HR 6074) incorporates the "No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007" or NOPEC ...

Source: RTT News, NY
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05/20/08
US House Passes Legislation To Sue...

The Democratic-led House passed the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 (HR 6074) bill, piloted by Rep. Steve Kagen's of Wisconsin...

Source: Forex Pros, British Virgin Islands
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05/20/08
CAGW Says “No” to NOPEC

HR 6074 would amend the Sherman Act and make it illegal for any foreign state to act collectively with another foreign state to limit pro...

Source: Business Wire (press release), CA
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05/20/08
Childers sworn in, casts first vot...

Later, he said that it was "somewhat overpowering" to be voting in Congress but noted that his first vote, on HR 6074, was a measure "to ...

Source: commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN
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05/19/08
Pelosi: House Overwhelmingly Votes...

WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on HR 6074, the Gas Price Relie...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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05/19/08
US House passes bill to allow gove...

The Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 (HR 6074), also known as the "No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008," or "NO...

Source: IranOilGas.com (subscription), Iran
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05/19/08
House to Vote on NOPEC Bill Today

The US House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation (HR 6074) designed to outlaw price manipulation by the Organization of Pe...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA
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05/18/08
This Week in Congress: Memorial Da...

The House will also consider legislation, HR 6074, for gas price relief. The focus in Washington before the start of the summer driving s...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA
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Blog Coverage

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12/15/08
Oil Company Legislation

Supporters of HR 6074, which also would give DOJ authority to sue foreign oil cartels for violating U.S. antitrust laws, included 103 Rep...

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12/14/08
CA-03: Durston for Congress hittin...

Lungren voted no on HR 6074, the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act, a bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (324-84) to preve...

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12/11/08
Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : ...

When oil prices hit record highs during the summer, Congressional Democrats led the charge against OPEC, even planning to sue the oil car...

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12/11/08
Wall Street Journal » Blog Archiv...

Axis of Oil: Senate’s Rejection of Detroit Bailout Whacks OPEC, Too. WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com –. When oil prices hit ...

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12/10/08
What bills did Bush veto that the ...

Approved the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act (HR 6074) to hold the OPEC monopoly accountable for price fixing that flouts the free mar...

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12/09/08
Political Act of Stupidity

Supporters of HR 6074, which also would give DOJ authority to sue foreign oil cartels for violating US antitrust laws, included 103 Repub...

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11/03/08
Kagen’s Legislative Accomplishments

In their endorsement of Congressman Steve Kagen for re-election in the 8th Congressional District, ... in the Senate: H.R.6074 : To ame...

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11/02/08
Putins Gas OPEC: the imminent mono...

Other proposals go one step further (H.R.6074), seeking to amend the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to “make oil-producing and exporting cartel...

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11/02/08
Kagen’s Legislative Accomplishments

...for most career touchdown passes, and for other purposes. He had one more bill pass the House and then die in the Senate: H.R.6074 : T...

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10/01/08
Democratic Challenger Durston Hits...

Lungren voted no on HR 6074, the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act, a bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (324-84) to preve...

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