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HR 3543 106th Congress House

Oil Price Safeguard Act

Official title: To provide the Secretary of Energy with authority to draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil and gas prices in the United States rise sharply becuas… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide the Secretary of Energy with authority to draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil and gas prices in the United States rise sharply becuase of anticompetitive activity, and to require the President, through the Secretary of Energy, to consult with Congress regarding the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Introduced: January 27, 2000 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Economic impact statementsEconomics and Public FinanceEnergy suppliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment trust fundsHeatingPetroleum industryPetroleum pricesPetroleum reservesRestrictive trade practicesStrategic materials
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jan 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jan 27, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
See summary of: H.R. 3533
 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 15, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 1, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 27, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 27, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3543: Oil Price Safeguard Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3543/
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"H.R. 3543: Oil Price Safeguard Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3543/.
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H.R. 3543, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3543/.
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