Domestic Energy Security Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Domestic Energy Security Act - Title I: Regulatory Amendments - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to eliminate the restrictions on the use of natural gas at existing electric powerplants. Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to terminate at the end of the month following the date of enactment of this Act the authority to promulgate and amend any regulation, to issue any order, and to enforce any such regulation or order issued pursuant to such Act, including any such regulation or order or enforcement thereof relating to heavy oil. Amends the mandatory allocation and price control provisions of such Act by exempting from the regulation promulgated under such provision the first sale of heavy crude oil. Exempts such exempted oil from the provision authorizing the President to reimpose allocation and price requirements on any exempt oil or refined product category. Exempts heavy crude oil from any Federal windfall profits or other Federal excise tax imposed on domestically-produced crude oil. Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to eliminate price controls over the first sale of natural gas at the end of the month following the date of enactment of this Act. Repeals the standby price control authority and reporting provisions of such Act and the incremental pricing, additional authorities and requirements, and natural gas curtailment policies provisions of such Act. Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take appropriate actions to increase the use of coal by powerplants and other facilities which otherwise use petroleum as fuel. Title II: Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend until December 31, 1995, the period during which qualified energy property is placed in service for the purposes of the investment tax credit. Increases the energy percentage with respect to such credit from ten to 15 percent of the qualified investment property. Adds oil and gas equipment to the types of equipment included within the definition of energy property. Sets forth provisions allowing a deduction with respect to the amortization of any energy property based on a period of 60 months. Excludes such property from being treated as qualified investment property for the purposes of the investment tax credit. Allows such amortization deduction to be taken by estates and trusts in the same manner as in the case of an individual. Sets forth other provisions with regard to such property relating to basis in certain exchanges, gain from dispositions of depreciable property, and depreciation adjustments. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides for the severability of any provision of this Act or the application of any such provision which is declared invalid.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on March 13, 1980. 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 March 13, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 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?
WILLIAM DANNEMEYER (R-CA) introduced it on March 13, 1980, and 4 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 4 Republicans.
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 March 13, 1980, 17030 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17030 days ago, on March 13, 1980.
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