Key Votes
National Key Votes
S Amdt 1519 - Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) - Key Vote
Barack Obama II voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 6 - Energy Act of 2007
- S Amdt 1566 - Offshore Drilling in Virginia
- S Amdt 1538 - Clean Energy Achievement Criteria
- S Amdt 1519 - Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
- S Amdt 1704 - Alternative Energy Subsidies
- S Amdt 1502 - Substitute Amendment to Energy Bill
- S Amdt 1537 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
- HB 574 - Amending the Health Care Facilities Act of 1979
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) - June 19, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that prevents foreign states who enter into or support multilateral oil associations from utilizing sovereign immunity within US courts.
Highlight: - Amends the Sherman Act to make it illegal for foreign states to enter into agreements with any group or person that would limit the production, set prices, or restrict the trade of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product -Declares that any foreign state violating this act is not immune under the doctrine of sovereign immunity from being tried or convicted in a US court of law
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - June 14, 2007
Title: Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Joseph Robinette 'Joe' Biden Jr. (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley (IA - R)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN - D)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I)
- Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders (VT - I)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D)
- Olympia Jean Snowe (ME - R)
- Arlen Specter (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
