US Senate passes Energy Bill 86-8; oil tax package dropped to overcome Republican filibuster; House likely to approve, President Bush says will sign

December 14, 2007

In Washington, the United States Senate passed the Energy Bill 86-8 after $13 billion in oil company taxes were dropped from the bill. Voting on an earlier version of the bill with the tax package still included, the Senate came up one vote short (59-40) of ending a filibuster staged by Senate Republicans in support of the oil companies. The bill will now go to the House where it is expected to pass, and the President is expected to sign the legislation into law before the end of the year.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Policy