A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil-producing nations to immediately increase oil production and that the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4077)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 4, 2006

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should use necessary and reasonable diplomatic means to influence oil producing nations to immediately increase oil production levels to increase world market supplies and lower prices; (2) a major oil-producing country is a country that had an average level of production of crude oil, oil sands, or natural gas to liquids that exceeded one million barrels per day during the previous calendar year, and has crude oil, shale oil, or oil sands reserves of at least six billion barrels; and (3) the Secretary of Energy should report to Congress detailing the estimated production levels and production capacity of all major oil-producing countries by June 30, 2006.

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Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R–SD

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN]

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May 4, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4077)
May 4, 2006
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.467, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil-producing nations to immediately increase oil production and that the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/467

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Analyze S.Res.467 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.467, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil-producing nations to immediately increase oil production and that the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/467

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2006-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres467/BILLS-109sres467is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.467, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil-producing nations to immediately increase oil production and that the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/467

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2006-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres467/BILLS-109sres467is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:01:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.467, 109th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should use all diplomatic means necessary and reasonable to influence oil-producing nations to immediately increase oil production and that the Secretary of Energy should submit to Congress a report detailing the estimated production levels and estimated production capacity of all major oil-producing countries.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/467

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2006-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/sres467/BILLS-109sres467is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:01:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.467 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.