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Strategic Petroleum Demand Response Act of 2011

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1833)
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategic Petroleum Demand Response Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to develop and implement: (1) a strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce the consumption of petroleum products by the federal government, and (2) a voluntary response plan to encourage individual companies and state and local governments to reduce the consumption of petroleum products in conjunction with the strategic petroleum demand response plan.

Requires proceeds from the sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to be used to: (1) implement the strategic petroleum demand response plan required by this Act, (2) procure electric vehicles for the federal government, or (3) work with the rental car industry to expand electric vehicle options for federal employees.

What's happening now March 17, 2011

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

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 612: Strategic Petroleum Demand Response Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-612/
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"S. 612: Strategic Petroleum Demand Response Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-612/.
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