United States · Bill · S
S. 879 (110th)
NOPEC
Introduced
14 March 2007
Last action
21 May 2008 · Committee
Status
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 or NOPEC - Amends the Sherman Act to declare it to be illegal and a violation of the Act for any foreign state or instrumentality thereof to act collectively or in combination with any other foreign state or any other person, whether by cartel or any other association or form of cooperation or joint action, to limit the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product (petroleum), to set or maintain the price of petroleum, or to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for petroleum, when such action has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on the market, supply, price, or distribution of petroleum in the United States. Denies a foreign state engaged in such conduct sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction or judgements of U.S. courts in any action brought to enforce this Act. States that no U.S. court shall decline, based on the act of state doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an action brought under this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action in U.S. district court to enforce this Act. Amends the Federal judicial code to make an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state in an action brought under this Act.
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Timeline
14 March 2007
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3135-3136)
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3134-3135)
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2007
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2007
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
22 May 2007
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.
Source: Calendars
22 May 2007
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-68.
Source: Committee
22 May 2007
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-68.
Source: Committee
21 May 2008
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 22 May 2007 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 14 March 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008
- related to → NOPEC
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/879
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/879
- us · 110-s-879 · source updated 10 August 2026