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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.

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5/20/2008--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 - Title I: Amendment to Sherman Act - No Oil Producing and Exporting Cart... more

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May 20, 2008Roll call number 332 in the House
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 6074 Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%) Percentage of 'aye' votes: 74% Result: Passed

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May 27, 2008 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 sue OPEC under the ...

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May 21, 2008 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 production, ...

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May 21, 2008 Childers sworn in, casts first vote in Congress

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 address these high ...

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December 16, 2008 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 Republicans, according to its sponsor Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.). “‘Until we finally have an energy ...

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December 15, 2008 CA-03: Durston for Congress hitting the airwaves : The Bayne of ...

Lungren voted no on HR 6074, the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act, a bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (324-84) to prevent the oil industry from gouging consumers at the pump. He also voted no on April 20, 2007, ...

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December 12, 2008 Wall Street Journal » Blog Archive » Axis of Oil: Senate’s ...

Axis of Oil: Senate’s Rejection of Detroit Bailout Whacks OPEC, Too. WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com –. When oil prices hit record highs during the summer, Congressional Democrats led the charge against OPEC, even planning to ...

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