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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 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now May 23, 2011

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2036 Related bill American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
  • HR 3101 Related bill To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.
  • S 937 Related bill 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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