Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to grant to the President of the United States specific temporary authority to deal with shortages of crude oil and refined petroleum products or dislocations in their national distribution system. Directs the President, not later than ten days after the date of enactment of this Act, to promulgate a regulation providing for the mandatory allocation of crude oil and refined petroleum products in amounts and at prices determined under such order. States that to the maximum extent practicable such regulations shall provide for (1) protection of public health, safety, and welfare, and the national defense: (2) maintenance of all public services and of all essential agricultural operations: and (3) preservation of an economically sound and competitive petroleum industry. Authorizes the President to delegate all or any portion of the authority granted to him under this Act to any officer or employee of the Federal Government he deems appropriate. Provides that the authority to issue, amend and enforce regulations under this Act expires at midnight February 28, 1975. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to monitor the actions taken by the President pursuant to this Act during the forty-five period beginning on the effective date of the regulation first issued under this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on September 26, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 26, 1973: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
WILLIAM RANDALL (D-MO) introduced it on September 26, 1973. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 26, 1973, 19342 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19342 days ago, on September 26, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers