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S. 1043 112th Congress Senate

Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy security through the production of petroleum from oil sands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2011 Introduced by: Lindsey Graham Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesOil and gasPublic contracts and procurement
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May 23, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 23, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 23, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2036 American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
  • HR 3101 To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.
  • S 937 American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1043: Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1043/
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"S. 1043: Oil Sands Energy Security Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1043/.
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S. 1043, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1043/.
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