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HR 3937 113th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Energy prices Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Motor carriers Motor fuels Oil and gas Sales and excise taxes

To evaluate and report on the feasibility and effectiveness of using natural gas as a fuel source in long haul trucks.

Introduced: January 28, 2014 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Feb 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jan 29, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 28, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the policy of Congress that our fuel supply needs to be diverse and one method of diversification is the use of natural gas as a fuel source in long haul trucks.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to appoint representatives from DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Commerce, Members of Congress, state governments, and private sector individuals to evaluate: (1) barriers to transition from diesel fuel to natural gas in long haul trucks (commercial vehicles with a 26,000 pound or greater gross vehicle weight rating); (2) environmental benefits, as well as other benefits and drawbacks, of using natural gas in such trucks; (3) the expected price differential between traditional diesel oems and natural gas oems; (4) concerns of the participating representatives appointed by the Secretary of using natural gas in long haul trucks; and (5) the effect of using natural gas in such trucks on the Highway Trust Fund.
What's happening now February 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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