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HR 3101 112th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Motor fuels Public contracts and procurement

To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.

Introduced: October 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Oct 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 5, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals a provision of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which prohibits a federal agency from entering into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with such fuel are less than or equal to emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.

What's happening now November 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2036 Related bill American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
  • S 937 Related bill American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
  • S 1043 Related bill Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 5
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Oct 26, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Oct 26, 2011
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 14, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 14, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 5, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 5, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 5, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Oct 5, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Oct 5, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Oct 5, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Oct 5, 2011
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Oct 5, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3101: To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3101/
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