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6/26/2008--Introduced.<br/>Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to prescribe procedures for petition, by the governor of a state with a new producing area within the offshore administrative boundaries beyond the state's submerged land, to make the new producing area available for oil and gas leasing. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit specified percentages of outer Continental Shelf revenues into: (1) the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) into a special account in the Treasury for disbursal to both new producing states and to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, to repeal the prohibition against funding: (1) regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands; or (2) an oil shale lease sale. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) expand and accelerate research and development efforts for advanced batteries; and (2) implement a direct loan program for up to 30% of the costs of advanced battery production. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the federal government should implement policies to increase federal purchases of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to study jointly and report to Congress on the international regime for regulating trading in energy commodity futures and derivatives. Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the CFTC from permitting a foreign board of trade to provide to participants subject to CFTC jurisdiction direct access to electronic trading and order matching unless specified requirements are met. Directs the CFTC to: (1) promulgate rules for routine reporting requirements for index traders and swap dealers in energy and agricultural transactions; and (2) disaggregate and make public monthly information on the positions and value of index funds and other passive, long-only positions in the energy and agricultural futures markets.<br/>Instructs the CFTC to report to certain congressional committees on: (1) the scope of commodity index trading in the futures markets; (2) whether classification of index traders and swap dealers in the futures markets can be improved for regulatory and reporting purposes; and (3) whether index trading activity is adversely impacting the price discovery process in the futures markets and whether different practices and controls should be required. Instructs the CFTC to hire additional employees.

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John Ensign [R, NV] 3899 N00006619 10196 Republican 202-224-6244 Christian NV John Ensign 3.94871794871795 http://ensign.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnsign E000285 1944-02-01 3396 379a Russell Senate Office Building http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi 202-228-0359 Michael 'r':4 'wy':5 'sen':1 'enzi':3,7,9 'michael':2,6,8 M 300041 Enzi Michael_Enzi B. Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] 1536 N00006249 7172 Republican 202-224-3424 Presbyterian WY Mike Michael Enzi 3.22727272727273 http://enzi.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnzi G000359 1955-07-09 13248 290 Russell Senate Office Building http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham 202-224-3808 Lindsey 'r':4 'sc':5 'sen':1 'graham':3,7,9 'lindsey':2,6,8 M 300047 Graham Lindsey_Graham O. Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] 6517 N00009975 11377 Republican 202-224-5972 Southern Baptist SC Lindsey Graham 2.9625 http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/ G000386 1933-09-17 10274 135 Hart Senate Office Building http://grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-6020 Charles 'r':4 'ia':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,9 'chuck':8 'grassley':3,7,10 M 300048 Grassley Chuck_Grassley E. Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] 6377 Chuck N00001758 12078 Republican 202-224-3744 Baptist IA Chuck Charles Grassley 4.16666666666667 http://grassley.senate.gov SenChuckGrassley G000445 1947-02-14 7188 201 Russell Senate Office Building http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-224-4952 Judd 'r':4 'nh':5 'sen':1 'judd':2,6,8 'gregg':3,7,9 M 300049 Gregg Judd_Gregg A. Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] 4619 N00000444 9452 Republican 202-224-3324 Congregationalist NH Judd Gregg 4.3448275862069 http://gregg.senate.gov/ H000338 1934-03-22 9041 104 Hart Senate Office Building http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact 202-224-6331 Orrin 'r':4 'ut':5 'sen':1 'hatch':3,7,9 'orrin':2,6,8 M 300052 Hatch Orrin_Hatch G. Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] 5305 N00009869 9406 Republican 202-224-5251 Latter Day Saints UT Orrin Hatch 2.84 http://hatch.senate.gov/public/ H001016 1943-07-22 1108 284 Russell Senate Office Building http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-0776 Kay 'r':4 'tx':5 'kay':2,6,8 'sen':1 'hutchison':3,7,9 F 300054 Hutchison Kay_Hutchison Bailey Sen. 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Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] 2939 N00026050 10431 Republican 202-224-6665 Roman Catholic AK Lisa Murkowski 4.02777777777778 http://murkowski.senate.gov/ senatormurkowski R000307 1936-04-20 5618 109 Hart Senate Office Building http://roberts.senate.gov/e-mail_pat.html 202-224-3514 Pat 'r':4 'ks':5 'pat':2,6,8 'sen':1 'robert':3,7,9 M 300083 Roberts Pat_Roberts Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] 2472 N00005285 8338 Republican 202-224-4774 Methodist KS Pat Roberts 4.22222222222222 http://roberts.senate.gov/ S001141 1946-12-24 2984 335 Russell Senate Office Building http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe 202-224-3149 Jefferson 'r':4 'al':5 'sen':1 'jeff':8 'session':3,7,10 'jefferson':2,6,9 M 300088 Sessions Jeff_Sessions B. Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] 1343 Jeff N00003062 9289 Republican 202-224-4124 Methodist AL Jeff Jefferson Sessions 3.62264150943396 http://sessions.senate.gov/ S000320 1934-05-06 7463 304 Russell Senate Office Building http://shelby.senate.gov/resources/contact.htm 202-224-3416 Richard 'r':4 'al':5 'sen':1 'shelbi':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 300089 Shelby Richard_Shelby C. Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] 3487 N00009920 10297 Republican 202-224-5744 Presbyterian AL Richard Shelby 3.63829787234043 http://shelby.senate.gov/ S000709 1930-02-12 13782 711 Hart Senate Office Building http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1229 Arlen 'd':4 'pa':5 'sen':1 'arlen':2,6,8 'specter':3,7,9 M 300092 Specter Arlen_Specter Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA] 5980 N00001604 19313 Democrat 202-224-4254 Jewish PA Arlen Specter 1.8968253968254 http://specter.senate.gov/ S000888 1923-11-18 8197 Ted 'ted':1,3,5 'steven':2,4,6 M 300094 Stevens Ted_Stevens F. 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David Vitter [R, LA] 3833 N00009659 9977 Republican 202-224-4623 Catholic LA David Vitter 3.94736842105263 http://vitter.senate.gov/ V000126 1936-07-15 6156 524 Hart Senate Office Building http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1382 George 'r':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'georg':2,6,8 'voinovich':3,7,9 M 300098 Voinovich George_Voinovich V. Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH] 3134 N00003583 12445 Republican 202-224-3353 Roman Catholic OH George Voinovich 2.88235294117647 http://voinovich.senate.gov/ W000154 1927-02-18 5758 John 'john':1,3,5 'warner':2,4,6 M 300099 Warner John_Warner W. John Warner 2302 N00002061 6281 Republican Episcopalian John Warner 2.71428571428571 W000437 1951-07-05 3453 487 Russell Senate Office Building http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EMailSenatorWicker 202-228-0378 Roger 'r':4 'ms':5 'sen':1 'roger':2,6,8 'wicker':3,7,9 M 400432 Wicker Roger_F._Wicker F. Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] 1628 N00003280 8509 Republican 202-224-6253 Southern Baptist MS Roger Wicker 3.83333333333333 http://wicker.senate.gov calendar 51465 1214539200 Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0500 2008 170213 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 854. introduced 51465 1214452800 Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 164736 action 51465 1214452800 Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 164737 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.