A bill to require that a percentage of U.S. oil imports be carried on U.S.-flag vessels.
Latest action. Pocket vetoed by President.
(LATEST SUMMARY) Energy Transportation Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to take steps to assure that 20 percent of the gross tonnage of all oil imported into the United States on ocean vessels be transported on privately owned United States flag commercial vessels. Requires that the quantity of oil to be carried in United States flag commercial vessels be 25 percent after June 30, 1975, and 30 percent after June 30, 1977. Amends 46 U.S.C. 1241 Provides that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to refineries whose total refinery capacity (including the refinery capacity of any person who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such refiner) does not exceed 30,000 barrels per day. Provides that, with respect to the percentage of petroleum and petroleum products required to be imported on United States flag commercial vessels, the Secretary of Commerce may by rule establish reasonable classifications of persons and imports subject thereto, and persons in the same classification shall be treated in substantially the same manner. Provides that any person alleging that he is incorrectly classified under such rule, or that there is no reasonable basis in fact for such classification, or that he is by any agency action treated differently from other persons in the same classification, may obtain agency review of such incorrect classification or agency action, with review to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Sets forth regulations with respect to license fees payable pursuant to Presidential proclamation for imports of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and residual oil. Provides that not less than 10 percent of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the foreign trade requirements of the United States pursuant to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 shall be allocated for the foreign trade requirements of the Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, and Pacific ports.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Conference report filed in Senate" stage on October 10, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
1 step remains before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 30, 1974: Pocket vetoed by President.
- A two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate to override the veto
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: 1 step is 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?
LEONOR SULLIVAN (D-MO) introduced it on May 29, 1973, and 22 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 16 Democrats, 6 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 May 29, 1973, 19462 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18882 days ago, on December 30, 1974.
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
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentVetoed on December 30, 1974