S 1043
112th Congress
Senate
Energy
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011
Introduced: May 23, 2011
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 23, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the requirement that any federal agency procurement contract for an alternative or synthetic fuel, including those from nonconventional petroleum sources, for any mobility-related use (except research or testing) specify that lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the fuel must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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