S.1700 - Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009

A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Energy Security Through Transparency Act of 2009 as introduced.

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08/02/10
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Minerals Law

...industries. The amendment was drawn from an important piece of legislation, the Energy Security through Transparency Act, S.1700. The bill was given this title because enhancing transparency in the extractive industries can have real benefits for U.S. e

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05/10/10
Other lands take issue seriously

...and accountability in the extractive industries. Bipartisan legislation called the Energy Security Through Transparency Act (S.1700) aims to increase accountability by requiring oil, gas and mining companies to publicly disclose payments to foreign gove

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10/18/09
Oakland, Berkeley call for oil money transparency

...at www.ibabuzz.com/politics. Berkeley City Council last night approved a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to approve S.1700, the "Energy Security Through Transparency Act" by U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., which would urge the Obama administration to

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10/17/09
Oakland, Berkeley call for oil money transparency

...at www.ibabuzz.com/politics. Berkeley City Council last night approved a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to approve S.1700, the "Energy Security Through Transparency Act" by U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., which would urge the Obama administration to

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10/17/09
Oakland, Berkeley call for oil money transparency

...at www.ibabuzz.com/politics. Berkeley City Council last night approved a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to approve S.1700, the "Energy Security Through Transparency Act" by U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., which would urge the Obama administration to

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10/17/09
Oakland, Berkeley call for oil money transparency

...at www.ibabuzz.com/politics. Berkeley City Council last night approved a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to approve S.1700, the "Energy Security Through Transparency Act" by U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., which would urge the Obama administration to

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10/08/09
Nigeria: U.S. Government urged to reject arms, promote talks in the Delta

...pending in Berkeley, CA and Richmond CA. (NOTE: The reintroduced bill into congress has since taken place and is now called the Energy Security Through Transparency Act (ESTT) Act [S.1700] and was introduced by Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) on September)

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