STOP EXCESSIVE ENERGY SPECULATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 3268), S7129, S7130, S7180, S7181, S7182, S7183, S7188, S7190, S7191, S7193, S7194, S7195 [23JY], S7304, S7312, S7314, S7315, S7317, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7325, S7328, S7330, S7331, S7332, S7335, S7345, S7346, S7347, S7348, S7352, S7353, S7354, S7355, S7356, S7357, S7373, S7374, S7375, S7383, S7384, S7385, S7386, S7387, S7393, S7394, S7395, S7396, S7397, S7399, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7407, S7408, S7409, S7410, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7415, S7416, S7417, S7418, S7419, S7420, S7421 [24JY], S7483, S7484 [25JY], S7577 [28JY], S7702, S7703 [29JY], S7978 [31JY], S9428 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Gas Price Follies, S7544 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3268), S6722 [15JY]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 3268), S7130 [23JY], S7435 [25JY]

———motion to proceed, S6918 [17JY], S6993 [22JY]

Letters

Provisions: James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, S7229 [24JY]

———President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S7012 [22JY]

———several financial organizations, S7726 [30JY]

———William F. Quinn, Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (organization), S7726 [30JY]

Motions

Enact (S. 3268), S6880 [17JY], S7130 [23JY], S7436 [25JY]

Quotations

Academics and economists on role of price speculation of energy commodities on oil prices, S7235 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S6995, S7007, S7020 [22JY], S7127, S7128 [23JY], S7244 [24JY]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities, S6987 [22JY]

CFTC: prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S., S6989 [22JY]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation, S6989 [22JY]

Coastal zones: extend seaward boundaries of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, S7104 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S6999, S7006 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of oil shale leasing regulations, S7012 [22JY], S7096, S7102, S7105-S7107, S7139 [23JY], S7513, S7522 [26JY], S7740 [30JY], S7829 [31JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, S7121, S7130 [23JY]

Enact (S. 3268), S6725, S6797 [15JY], S6799, S6802, S6804, S6821-S6826, S6859 [16JY], S6879 [17JY], S7129-S7140 [23JY], S7206-S7209, S7211, S7214, S7217, S7226-S7232, S7234-S7245, S7247-S7253, S7257, S7262-S7265 [24JY], S7435, S7440, S7442-S7447, S7451-S7456, S7466-S7468, S7473 [25JY], S7488, S7490, S7493, S7494, S7513 [26JY], S7543, S7544, S7552, S7556, S7557 [28JY], S7588, S7597-S7599, S7610 [29JY], S7718, S7725, S7751, S7752, S7763-S7767 [30JY], S7809, S7813, S7831 [31JY], S7985 [1AU]

———motion to proceed, S6880, S6881, S6885, S6888-S6890, S6903-S6908 [17JY], S6947, S6949, S6950, S6952-S6960 [21JY], S6983-S7024 [22JY], S7090-S7129 [23JY]

———star print, S7079 [22JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6946 [17JY], S6983 [22JY], S7433 [24JY]

———unanimous-consent request, S6880 [17JY], S7091, S7132 [23JY], S7227, S7228, S7244 [24JY], S7518 [26JY], S7541, S7542, S7552, S7553 [28JY], S7721 [30JY], S7824, S7827 [31JY]

Enact (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request-S7830 [31JY]

Motor vehicles: increase U.S. production of hybrid car batteries, S7809 [31JY]

———promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles and vehicle components, S7242, S7243 [24JY], S7444, S7446-S7447 [25JY], S7513 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: increase production, S7121, S7122 [23JY], S7242 [24JY], S7829, S7830 [31JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow State governors to petition for increased energy exploration off their coast and allow for revenue sharing on new areas of production if price of gasoline reaches a certain level, S7103 [23JY]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S6986, S6991, S6993, S6999, S7006-S7010, S7014 [22JY], S7090, S7094, S7098-S7103, S7107-S7110, S7112, S7117, S7121, S7125, S7127-S7129 [23JY], S7218-S7223, S7234-S7238, S7248-S7250 [24JY], S7438-S7440, S7445, S7464 [25JY], S7513 [26JY], S7597 [29JY], S7733 [30JY], S7827, S7828 [31JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S7120 [23JY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S6989, S6994 [22JY], S7097 [23JY]

———gasoline price levels, S7513 [26JY]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S7265 [24JY]

———year-end profits of oil companies, S7126 [23JY]

Power resources: expedite development of oil and gas leases, modernize the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, encourage conservation, and repeal certain deep water and deep gas royalty relief, S7824 [31JY]

———national energy policy, S7000-S7017, S7023 [22JY], S7096, S7098, S7101, S7105-S7111 [23JY]-S7223 [24JY]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, S7243, S7244 [24JY], S7830 [31JY]

———promote energy conservation, S7119 [23JY]

———promote U.S. energy production, S7124 [23JY]

———provide for deep sea exploration for oil and natural gas beyond 50 miles from coastline and expand and accelerate research and development of advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles, S7451-S7453 [25JY], S7493, S7494 [26JY]

Senate: legislative process, S7098 [23JY]

Taxation: eliminate additional duty on ethanol, S7222 [24JY]

Statements

Even Big Oil Executives Agree Excessive Speculation Has Driven Up Oil Prices: Several Oil Company Executives, S7102 [23JY]

S. 3268 ``Stop Oil Speculation Now''—A Weak Dollar Contributes to High Oil Prices, S7488 [26JY]

Speculation in the Energy Commodities Market: Several Economists, S6991 [22JY]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 3268): Democratic Amendment on Oil and Gas Leases Development, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization, Energy Conservation, and Deep Water and Gas Royalty Relief Repeal, S7218-S7220 [24JY]

Texts of

S. 3268, provisions, S6725-S6729 [15JY]