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H.R. 5858 95th Congress House

A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the free entry of Canadian petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil, provided that an equivalent…

Official title: A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the free entry of Canadian petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude sh… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the free entry of Canadian petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil, provided that an equivalent amount of the same kind and quality of domestic or duty-paid foreign crude petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil has been exported to Canada.

Introduced: March 31, 1977 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CanadaExportsImportsOil shales
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PetroleumShale oilsTariff
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This bill died when the 95th Congress ended
It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 1977
Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Oct 17, 1977
Measure passed House, amended.
Oct 17, 1977
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.
Oct 17, 1977
Measure considered in House.
Oct 17, 1977
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Sep 21, 1977
Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 95-616.
Mar 31, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 31, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 1977

Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 95-616)

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the duty-free importation of crude petroleum and crude shale oil from Canada, when an equivalent amount of the same kind and quality of domestic or duty-paid foreign crude petroleum has been exported to Canada.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5858: A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the free entry of Canadian petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil, provided that an equivalent amount of the same kind and quality of domestic or duty-paid foreign crude petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil has been exported to Canada.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-5858/
MLA
"H.R. 5858: A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the free entry of Canadian petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil, provided that an equivalent amount of the same kind and quality of domestic or duty-paid foreign crude petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil has been exported to Canada.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-5858/.
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H.R. 5858, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-5858/.
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[H.R. 5858: A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the free entry of Canadian petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil, provided that an equivalent amount of the same kind and quality of domestic or duty-paid foreign crude petroleum (including reconstituted crude petroleum) and crude shale oil has been exported to Canada.](https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-5858/)
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