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HR 4404 97th Congress House

A bill to provide that petroleum company overcharges paid to the United States shall be available for completing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Introduced: October 7, 1981 See on congress.gov
Energy Petroleum and petroleum productsPetroleum industryPetroleum pricesPetroleum reserves
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 5, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Aug 4, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 4, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that petroleum company overcharges, paid to the United States, be used to complete the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Provides for initial good-faith efforts to refund such amounts to original purchasers.

Permits payment either by cash or by in-kind transfers of petroleum products.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to study and report to the President and the Congress on the final Strategic Storage Level.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Oct 28, 1981
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 7, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4404: A bill to provide that petroleum company overcharges paid to the United States shall be available for completing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4404/
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"H.R. 4404: A bill to provide that petroleum company overcharges paid to the United States shall be available for completing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4404/.
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H.R. 4404, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4404/.
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