Energy Development and Management Authority Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Energy Development and Management Authority Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to expedite the production of liquid and gaseous fuels from coal. Establishes a Government corporation to be known as the Energy Development and Management Authority to establish the Office for the Production of Energy from Coal, which shall conduct research on coal conversion technologies, develop facilities for the production of liquid and gaseous fuels from coal, and sell such fuels. States that such Authority shall also develop a plan for increasing the Nation's energy supplies by the production of such fuels and examine solar, geothermal, steam, wind, oil shale, and other energy sources to determine the need to establish programs for expedited development of such energy sources. Provides that such Authority shall be administered by a Board of Supervisors and sets forth the composition, duties, and powers of such Board, including the power to conduct research, explore for and purchase coal, construct and operate facilities for converting coal to liquid and gaseous fuels, provide financial and technical assistance to private industry to increase the Nation's energy supplies, and request the right to explore and develop coal located on Federal lands except national parks, wilderness areas, national seashores, or wildlife refuge areas. Exempts the Authority from State and local statutes or controls which are deemed by the Board to interfere with its activities as required by this Act. Authorizes the Authority to exercise the right of eminent domain in the name of the United States. Authorizes the Authority to incur debt in the form of bonds, debentures, securities, and other obligations in an amount not exceeding $50,000,000,000. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000,000 to carry out this Act. Amends the Government Corporation Control Act to include within its purview the Energy Development and Management Authority.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 12, 1979. 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 June 12, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
- 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 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 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?
TIM CARTER (R-KY) introduced it on June 12, 1979. 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 June 12, 1979, 17257 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17257 days ago, on June 12, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 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