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HR 6082 114th Congress House

Know Your Oil Act of 2016

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations regarding disclosure of oil data, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2016 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsClimate change and greenhouse gasesDepartment of Energy
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 20, 2016
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 Latest action September 20, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Know Your Oil Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue regulations that require companies that extract or refine oil to disclose oil data, including the amounts and sources of greenhouse gas emitted during the oil extraction, refining, and combustion process.

DOE must consult with federal agencies and state and tribal governments to carry out this bill. Additionally, DOE must publicly disclose and maintain the data it collects on greenhouse gas emissions and oil field resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 20, 2016
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 20, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 20, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6082: Know Your Oil Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6082/
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"H.R. 6082: Know Your Oil Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6082/.
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H.R. 6082, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6082/.
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