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House resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Urging the President to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to work with the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority to establish position limits on oil futures traded by traders on the Intercontinental Exchange that are similar to those established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

H.Res. 1289Introduced Jun 19, 2008Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 3, 2008 — Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Keith Ellison (D-MN), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Shays.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-4 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.