Vocational Education Alcohol Fuels Program Act
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Vocational Education Alcohol Fuels Program Act - Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to establish a national Alcohol Fuels Program. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 to carry out such program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants and enter into contracts with local educational agencies to carry out experimental vocational education alcohol fuels programs emphasizing gasohol, and including: (1) the preparation of vegetation; (2) the construction and operation of stills; (3) the marketing of stills and fuels; and (4) experimentation with alcohol fuels. Sets forth application requirements for such grants and contracts. Directs the Secretary to assure an equitable distribution of assistance between urban and rural areas.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on June 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 June 24, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human 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?
LARRY PRESSLER (R-SD) introduced it on June 24, 1980. 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 June 24, 1980, 16879 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16879 days ago, on June 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