Senate Bill 3597
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 4, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3597
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
May 4, 2020
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05/04/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
05/04/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:45 PM