• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
  A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC") cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries, before the meeting of the OPEC nations in March 2000, the position of the United States in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices.

2/28/2000:

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S871-872)

3/8/2000:

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

3/9/2000:

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.

3/9/2000:

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.

3/27/2000:

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1752-1753)

3/27/2000:

The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

3/27/2000:

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1752-1753)

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
Senate Foreign Relations		Referral, Reporting

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Sen Abraham, Spencer - 2/28/2000	Sen Chafee, Lincoln D. - 3/7/2000
Sen Crapo, Michael D. - 3/20/2000	Sen Feingold, Russell D. - 3/21/2000
Sen Grams, Rod - 2/28/2000	Sen Grassley, Charles E. - 2/28/2000
Sen Hutchinson, Tim - 2/28/2000	Sen Santorum, Rick - 2/28/2000
Sen Smith, Bob - 2/28/2000	Sen Snowe, Olympia J. - 3/23/2000

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President and Congress should take both a short-term and a long-term approach to reducing and stabilizing crude oil prices as well as reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy; (2) the President should communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries, prior to their scheduled March 27, 2000 meeting, that the United States seeks an immediate increase in the OPEC crude oil production quotas; (3) the President should be commended for sending Secretary of Energy Richardson to personally communicate with leaders of several OPEC members on the need to increase the supply of crude oil; (4) the President should review policies, programs, and regulations that put an undue burden on domestic energy producers and consider lifting unnecessary regulations that interfere with the ability of U.S. energy industries to supply a greater percentage of U.S. energy needs; and (5) the Senate should appropriate sufficient funds for the development of domestic energy sources, including measures to increase the use of biofuels and other renewable resources.