The Department of Justice (ODJ) is reportedly reviewing antitrust legislation intended to reduce OPEC's ability to adjust oil markets.

A DOJ official told Bloomberg that the department believes that OPEC’s use of production quotas to determine the price of crude oil has increased costs for American consumers.

The DOJ did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Hill.

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Both chambers of Congress are discussing bipartisan anti-OPEC bills, though neither the House nor the Senate have voted on them yet.

The House Judiciary Committee in June approved the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act, or NOPEC Act, which would grant the attorney general authority to sue OPEC for trying to influence oil production and cost.

Past presidents have threatened to veto anti-OPEC bills, but President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE has repeatedly attacked the group.

“The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!” he tweeted in July.

The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2018

OPEC is meeting in Vienna next month to confront nosediving oil prices. The organization is considering cutting output to stabilize the market.