Emergency Federal Crude Oil Sale, Use and Storage Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Emergency Federal Crude Oil Sale, Use, and Storage Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of other Federal agencies having responsibility for the disposition of Federal crude oil to undertake a study of alternative means for the disposition of such oil and the economic implications of such alternatives on the domestic economy. Requires that such report be transmitted to Congress within 120 days of the date of enactment. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, pending completion of such study, to extend, for a period of up to 120 days with the concurrence of the existing purchaser, the contracts for the sale of Federal crude oil produced from the Elk Hills and Teapot Dome Naval Petroleum Reserves. Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary the Interior, after consultation with the appropriate Federal agency heads, to develop a program for the use and disposition of Federal crude oil in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Interior to implement such program by: (1) storing such crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; (2) entering into contracts to have such crude oil refined into products to be used by the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies or exchanged for products to be used by such departments or agencies; and (3) selling such crude oil at prices not in excess of the average price of domestic crude oil exempted price controls. Sets forth specified preferences and limitations concerning such sales. Exempts Federal royalty crude oil from the provisions of this Act, except that any such oil not presently subject to price controls shall be sold at prices not in excess of the average price of domestic crude oil exempted from price controls. Terminates the authority contained in this Act one year from the date of its enactment. Voids any proposed sale or bid awards or contracts entered into by the Secretary of Energy between January 1, 1980 and February 1, 1980.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on January 24, 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 January 24, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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?
JOHN JOHNSTON (D-LA) introduced it on January 24, 1980, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 3 Democrats.
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 January 24, 1980, 17031 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17031 days ago, on January 24, 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers