H.R.6334: To provide energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes.

To provide energy price relief by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes. 6/20/2008--Introduced. Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately send to Congress a request for emergency appropriations for FY2008 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in an amount that is sufficient to: (1) help restore public confidence in energy commodities markets and federal oversight of those markets; (2) potentially impose limits on excessive speculation that may be increasing the price of oil, gasoline, diesel, and other energy commodities; (3) significantly improve the information technology capabilities of the CFTC to help it effectively regulate the energy futures markets; and (4) fund at least 100 new full-time positions at the CFTC to oversee energy commodity market speculation and [...]

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