S.2991 - Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

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. view all titles (6)

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  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Popular: Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: NOPEC as introduced.
  • Short: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act as introduced.

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News Coverage

09/15/08
Sierra Club: Hurricane Ike Stokes ...

...from price gouging, crack down on speculators, repeal billions in government giveaways to Big Oil, and invest in renewable energy (S.2...

Source: YubaNet
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05/07/08
ENERGY UPDATE: Will Congress Crack...

The Senate will vote on the bill, S. 2991, on Monday, May 12. The Democrats’ propose to roll back $17 billion in tax breaks for oil com...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA
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02/02/10
S.2991: Government Accountability ...

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11772; S. 2991, Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2010. Cost estimate for the bill as ...

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12/12/08
In The Trenches: Can You Say “St...

Consider Senate bill S.2991; currently it is on the list of things the Senate wants to discuss. From the standpoint of being able to affo...

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08/03/08
Irregular Times: News » Neither M...

One strong alternative piece of legislation that does not legalize the expansion of offshore drilling is the Consumers First Energy Act. ...

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08/02/08
Big Oil

S. 2991. To provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energ...

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08/02/08
Big Oil

S. 2991: Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008. May 8, 2008: This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by ...

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07/03/08
Ethics and Government Update June ...

The Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 (S. 2991) would roll back $17 billion in tax breaks fro oil and gas companies and create a 25% wind...

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06/17/08
Ethics and Government Update June ...

The Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 (S. 2991) would roll back $17 billion in tax breaks fro oil and gas companies and create a 25% wind...

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06/15/08
TRACKING AREA GAS PRICES: JUNE, 2008

Perhaps it will help if people read about S.2991 bill and write our senators and congressman encouraging them to help get it passed. It c...

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06/10/08
En pie de guerra

En este contexto las compañías tendrán que enfrentar adicionalmente y en lo inmediato diversas iniciativas de ley que se relacionan co...

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06/09/08
Letter from Barbra Boxer ON OIL

In addition, I am proud to be a co-sponsor of S.2991, the Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008. This important bill would impose a windfall ...

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