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A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries.

USA115th CongressS-2929| Senate 
| Updated: 5/23/2018
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
OPEC Accountability Act of 2018 This bill requires the President to negotiate with specified countries regarding anticompetitive practices impacting the trade of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum products. If the negotiation is unsuccessful with respect to any country, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must initiate dispute settlement proceedings with the World Trade Organization.
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Timeline
May 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 23, 2018
    Introduced in Senate
  • May 23, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

AfricaAlgeriaAngolaAsiaAzerbaijanBahrainBruneiCompetition and antitrustCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsEcuadorEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEquatorial GuineaGabonIranIraqKazakhstanKuwaitLatin AmericaLibyaMalaysiaMexicoMiddle EastNigeriaOil and gasOmanQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSouth SudanSudanTariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsUnited Arab EmiratesVenezuela

A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries.

USA115th CongressS-2929| Senate 
| Updated: 5/23/2018
OPEC Accountability Act of 2018 This bill requires the President to negotiate with specified countries regarding anticompetitive practices impacting the trade of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum products. If the negotiation is unsuccessful with respect to any country, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must initiate dispute settlement proceedings with the World Trade Organization.
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Timeline
May 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 23, 2018
    Introduced in Senate
  • May 23, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AfricaAlgeriaAngolaAsiaAzerbaijanBahrainBruneiCompetition and antitrustCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsEcuadorEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEquatorial GuineaGabonIranIraqKazakhstanKuwaitLatin AmericaLibyaMalaysiaMexicoMiddle EastNigeriaOil and gasOmanQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSouth SudanSudanTariffsTrade agreements and negotiationsUnited Arab EmiratesVenezuela