Emergency Chlorine Allocation Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
(LATEST SUMMARY) Emergency Chlorine Allocation Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to establish a procedure for the diversion of such amounts of chlorine in commerce as are necessary to protect the public health. Defines the terms used in this Act. Provides that any person who lacks an adequate supply of chlorine for any purpose necessary to protect the public health may request the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a determination of need with respect to the asserted lack of chlorine and a determination as to the amount of chlorine needed to assure an adequate supply. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, upon determination of need made by the Administrator, to take such action as is necessary to assure that the amount of chlorine needed to assure an adequate supply is allocated to the applicant. Sets forth regulations for the administration of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary or appropriate to carry out their functions under this Act. Sets forth penalties for non-complaince with any order issued pursuant to this Act. Provides that this Act shall terminate on December 31, 1975. Authorizes the appropriation of not in excess of $150,000 for fiscal year 1974, not in excess of $500,000 for fiscal year 1975, and not in excess of $300,000 for fiscal year 1976, to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on June 4, 1974. 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 5, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- 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?
PHILIP HART (D-MI) introduced it on December 20, 1973, and 14 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 10 Democrats, 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 December 20, 1973, 19257 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19090 days ago, on June 5, 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers