A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to conduct programs of exploration for oil and gas on Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4, in the State of Alaska, and Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hill, Calif.).
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy: (1) to conduct a ten-year program of exploration for oil and gas on Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4, in the State of Alaska, to determine the oil and gas resources; (2) to conduct a five-year program of exploration for oil and gas on Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, Elk Hill, California. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress containing the findings of the exploration program, and the recommendations of the Secretary, including recommendations as to the best means of transporting oil and gas consistent with the protection of the environment. Authorizes, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions relating to the Alaska reserve, to be appropriated $150,000,000; and authorizes, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions relating to the California reserve, to be appropriated $25,000,000.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on November 7, 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 November 7, 1973: Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
- 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 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?
JOHN TUNNEY (D-CA) introduced it on November 7, 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 November 7, 1973, 19300 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19300 days ago, on November 7, 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers