US SB3597 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Introduced on May 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
Title
A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
| Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
| Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6580 (Same As) 2020-04-21 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB4537 (Related) 2020-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB4537 (Related) 2020-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Appropriations
Department of Energy
Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves
Department of Energy
Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3597/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3597/BILLS-116s3597is.pdf |
