US Congress House Bill 6511 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 26 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-11-29 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facilities to private entities. Currently, DOE may only lease these storage facilities to foreign governments. (Sec. 3) DOE must conduct a pilot program to lease underutilized storage facilities. The program must make available capacity for storage of up to 200 million barrels of petroleum products.

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act

Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-11-29	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
2018-09-26	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2018-09-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8792-8793)
2018-09-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6511.
2018-09-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8792-8794)
2018-09-25	House	Mr. Barton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-09-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 753.
2018-09-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-965.
2018-09-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-09-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-09-06	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2018-09-06	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-07-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2018-07-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2018-07-25	House	Introduced in House

SB3618 (Related) 2018-11-29 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6511/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6511/BILLS-115hr6511ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6511/BILLS-115hr6511rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6511/BILLS-115hr6511eh.pdf