S. 3044 - Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

energy speculation - Energy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
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. (by CRS) 
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
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Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

S. 3044 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

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energy speculation
Summary
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. (by CRS)
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Title
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.
Other Titles
  • Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
  • No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2008
  • NOPEC
  • Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act
Sponsor
Harry Reid
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Energy
  • Actions and defenses
  • Air pollution
  • Alcohol as fuel
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Antitrust law
  • Armed forces
  • Biomass energy
  • Budgets
  • Business
  • Cartels
  • Climate change
  • Congress
  • Congressional oversight
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Criminal justice
  • Defense economics
  • Derivative securities
  • Disaster relief
  • Emergency management
  • Energy prices
  • Energy security
  • Energy supplies
  • Environmental protection
  • Excess profits tax
  • Finance
  • Fines (Penalties)
  • Foreign policy
  • Foreign tax credit
  • Futures trading
  • Gasoline
  • Government information
  • Government liability (International law)
  • Government procurement
  • Government publicity
  • Government trust funds
  • Governmental investigations
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Income tax
  • International affairs
  • Iraq compilation
  • Law
  • Losses
  • Margins (Security trading)
  • Natural gas
  • Oil and gas royalties
  • Parties to actions
  • Petroleum industry
  • Petroleum reserves
  • Price fixing
  • Profit
  • Public contracts
  • Restrictive trade practices
  • Strategic materials
  • Tax credits
  • Tax deductions
  • Taxation of foreign income
  • Telecommunication
  • Telephone
  • Trade
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced5/20/2008
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteSenateMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 30446/10/2008This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate
51 voted YES 43 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting
ActionDateDescription
Introduced5/20/2008
5/20/2008Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Put on a legislative calendar5/21/2008Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 743.
6/04/2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
6/04/2008Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
6/04/2008Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
6/05/2008Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
6/06/2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
6/06/2008Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
6/06/2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
6/09/2008Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
6/10/2008Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
6/10/2008Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure [Record Vote Number 146] made in Senate.
6/10/2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
6/10/2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
select this voteVote6/10/2008Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044
6/11/2008Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$6,850
$406,166
$241,400
$1,977,009
$268,215
$2,899,640
57% more
$314,404
$289,984
$1,977,780
$72,193
$1,904,192
$4,558,553
8 Organizations Supported and 7 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

8 organizations supported this bill

AFL-CIO
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .
Alliance for Retired Americans
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .
Center for American Progress
(n.d.). Statement of Director of Climate Strategy. Retrieved n.d., from .
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .
My Rural America
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .
Public Citizen
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .
Sierra Club
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .
Small Business Majority
(n.d.). Democratic Caucus's Senate Journal. Retrieved n.d., from .

7 organizations opposed this bill

Americans for Tax Reform
(n.d.). ATR urges a "No" Vote on S. 3044. Retrieved n.d., from .
CME Group
(n.d.). Press Release. Retrieved n.d., from .
Independent Petroleum Association of America
(n.d.). IPAA Responds to Senate Democrats' Energy Package. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Manufacturers
(n.d.). NAM Key Vote Letter on S. 3044, the Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Black Chamber of Commerce
(n.d.). National Black Chamber Opposes Senate Energy Taxes. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Taxpayers Union
(n.d.). NTU Senate Vote Alert: Energy Bills. Retrieved n.d., from .
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
(n.d.). Letter from R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice Presisdent. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$24,510$7,250
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$500$27,950
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$22,750
Max BaucusDMT$31,950$34,500
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$4,000$47,250
Bob BennettRUT$0$41,500
Joe BidenDDE$4,710$16,300
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$23,501$31,750
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$50,250
Barbara BoxerDCA$210,356$32,150
Sherrod BrownDOH$101,260$13,750
Sam BrownbackRKS$2,500$18,850
Jim BunningRKY$0$49,200
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$81,840
Robert ByrdDWV$23,250$14,750
Maria CantwellDWA$162,365$10,650
Ben CardinDMD$74,001$4,250
Tom CarperDDE$4,880$24,600
Bob CaseyDPA$111,263$19,850
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$121,350
Hillary ClintonDNY$158,450$55,420
Tom CoburnROK$0$68,926
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$40,450
Norm ColemanRMN$7,100$135,480
Susan CollinsRME$17,650$34,500
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$15,000$45,400
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$67,900
John CornynRTX$0$288,004
Larry CraigRID$0$3,000
Mike CrapoRID$0$41,350
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$75,096
Chris DoddDCT$17,900$39,900
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$61,600
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$36,900
Byron DorganDND$23,750$34,850
Dick DurbinDIL$29,160$114,350
John EnsignRNV$0$23,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$23,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$74,757$20,250
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$49,050$25,100
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,250$42,384
Chuck GrassleyRIA$17,000$53,450
Judd GreggRNH$8,000$11,500
Chuck HagelRNE$0$1,500
Tom HarkinDIA$22,546$41,300
Orrin HatchRUT$0$29,250
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,733$246,400
Jim InhofeROK$0$113,700
Dan InouyeDHI$5,800$5,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$30,450
Tim JohnsonDSD$34,750$21,082
Ted KennedyDMA$28,920$14,400
John KerryDMA$23,986$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$98,450$10,950
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$78,900
Mary LandrieuDLA$15,416$74,500
Frank LautenbergDNJ$30,403$23,550
Patrick LeahyDVT$12,700$10,000
Carl LevinDMI$31,595$19,900
Joe LiebermanICT$51,600$109,350
Blanche LincolnDAR$12,800$54,050
Dick LugarRIN$6,950$36,500
Mel MartinezRFL$16,250$53,050
John McCainRAZ$9,750$600
Claire McCaskillDMO$79,360$14,700
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$4,600$142,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$67,610$39,750
Barbara MikulskiDMD$18,150$11,250
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$5,250$66,200
Patty MurrayDWA$104,887$27,700
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$15,499$51,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$67,405$31,450
Barack ObamaDIL$124,692$141,050
Mark PryorDAR$13,000$33,350
John "Jack" ReedDRI$20,460$23,000
Harry ReidDNV$55,748$54,400
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$54,800
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$61,700$46,900
Ken SalazarDCO$153,363$60,550
Bernie SandersIVT$78,320$1,800
Chuck SchumerDNY$54,498$71,360
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$30,400
Richard ShelbyRAL$2,300$79,800
Gordon SmithROR$11,100$22,800
Olympia SnoweRME$19,400$4,550
Arlen SpecterDPA$21,250$83,278
Debbie StabenowDMI$61,810$28,000
Ted StevensRAK$2,000$30,550
John SununuRNH$0$54,500
Jon TesterDMT$122,876$3,450
John ThuneRSD$300$112,879
David VitterRLA$3,800$90,204
George VoinovichROH$2,000$42,850
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$47,890$1,700
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$51,910$19,950
Roger WickerRMS$2,300$84,800
Ron WydenDOR$9,500$10,000

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$24,510$7,250
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$500$27,950
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$22,750
Max BaucusDMT$31,950$34,500
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$4,000$47,250
Bob BennettRUT$0$41,500
Joe BidenDDE$4,710$16,300
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$23,501$31,750
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$50,250
Barbara BoxerDCA$210,356$32,150
Sherrod BrownDOH$101,260$13,750
Sam BrownbackRKS$2,500$18,850
Jim BunningRKY$0$49,200
Richard BurrRNC$2,300$81,840
Robert ByrdDWV$23,250$14,750
Maria CantwellDWA$162,365$10,650
Ben CardinDMD$74,001$4,250
Tom CarperDDE$4,880$24,600
Bob CaseyDPA$111,263$19,850
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$121,350
Hillary ClintonDNY$158,450$55,420
Tom CoburnROK$0$68,926
William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$40,450
Norm ColemanRMN$7,100$135,480
Susan CollinsRME$17,650$34,500
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$15,000$45,400
Bob CorkerRTN$2,000$67,900
John CornynRTX$0$288,004
Larry CraigRID$0$3,000
Mike CrapoRID$0$41,350
Jim DeMintRSC$2,300$75,096
Chris DoddDCT$17,900$39,900
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$61,600
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$36,900
Byron DorganDND$23,750$34,850
Dick DurbinDIL$29,160$114,350
John EnsignRNV$0$23,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$23,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$74,757$20,250
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$49,050$25,100
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,250$42,384
Chuck GrassleyRIA$17,000$53,450
Judd GreggRNH$8,000$11,500
Chuck HagelRNE$0$1,500
Tom HarkinDIA$22,546$41,300
Orrin HatchRUT$0$29,250
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$5,733$246,400
Jim InhofeROK$0$113,700
Dan InouyeDHI$5,800$5,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$30,450
Tim JohnsonDSD$34,750$21,082
Ted KennedyDMA$28,920$14,400
John KerryDMA$23,986$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$98,450$10,950
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$78,900
Mary LandrieuDLA$15,416$74,500
Frank LautenbergDNJ$30,403$23,550
Patrick LeahyDVT$12,700$10,000
Carl LevinDMI$31,595$19,900
Joe LiebermanICT$51,600$109,350
Blanche LincolnDAR$12,800$54,050
Dick LugarRIN$6,950$36,500
Mel MartinezRFL$16,250$53,050
John McCainRAZ$9,750$600
Claire McCaskillDMO$79,360$14,700
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$4,600$142,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$67,610$39,750
Barbara MikulskiDMD$18,150$11,250
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$5,250$66,200
Patty MurrayDWA$104,887$27,700
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$15,499$51,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$67,405$31,450
Barack ObamaDIL$124,692$141,050
Mark PryorDAR$13,000$33,350
John "Jack" ReedDRI$20,460$23,000
Harry ReidDNV$55,748$54,400
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$54,800
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$61,700$46,900
Ken SalazarDCO$153,363$60,550
Bernie SandersIVT$78,320$1,800
Chuck SchumerDNY$54,498$71,360
Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$30,400
Richard ShelbyRAL$2,300$79,800
Gordon SmithROR$11,100$22,800
Olympia SnoweRME$19,400$4,550
Arlen SpecterDPA$21,250$83,278
Debbie StabenowDMI$61,810$28,000
Ted StevensRAK$2,000$30,550
John SununuRNH$0$54,500
Jon TesterDMT$122,876$3,450
John ThuneRSD$300$112,879
David VitterRLA$3,800$90,204
George VoinovichROH$2,000$42,850
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$47,890$1,700
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$51,910$19,950
Roger WickerRMS$2,300$84,800
Ron WydenDOR$9,500$10,000

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Environmental policy$1,977,009
Teamsters union$406,166
Elderly issues/Social Security$268,215
Labor Unions$241,400
Consumer groups$6,850

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Independent oil & gas producers$1,977,780
Commodity brokers/dealers$1,904,192
Manufacturing$314,404
Chambers of commerce$289,984
Fiscal & tax policy$72,193
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