Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Legal Affairs are likely to vote next week to approve a bill opening the door for Washington to sue oil-exporting countries, U.S. media reported. According to them, both Democrats and Republicans will vote in favor of the document at the vote, which is scheduled for next week.

The House of Representatives has already approved a similar bill, while the Senate has only recently begun its consideration.

Politico reports that Chuck Grassley, the Republican leader on the Senate Legal Affairs Committee, said he anticipates support for the bill from senators from both parties due to “the continued reluctance of (OPEC countries) to increase production faster than previously agreed upon levels.”

Reports note that the bill, dubbed NOPEC, if approved, would give the U.S. attorney general the ability to file lawsuits against oil-exporting countries under existing antitrust laws.

All previous attempts to pass such a law in the US have failed, however, according to a number of media outlets, this time, amid high oil prices, the document has a chance of approval.