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S 3597 116th Congress Senate Energy Appropriations Department of Energy Energy storage, supplies, demand Executive agency funding and structure Oil and gas Strategic materials and reserves

A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.

Introduced: May 4, 2020 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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May 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
May 4, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

What's happening now May 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4537 Related bill RECOVERY Act
  • HR 6580 Identical bill To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 3, 2020
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 4, 2020
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 4, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 4, 2020
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 4, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 4, 2020
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 4, 2020
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3597: A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3597/
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