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HR 5175 98th Congress House Energy Antitrust law Foreign Trade and Investments Foreign investments Moratorium Petroleum and petroleum products Petroleum industry Restrictive trade practices

Emergency Petroleum Industries Stability Act of 1984

Introduced: March 19, 1984 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Mar 22, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Mar 22, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Mar 22, 1984
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism Prior to Referral (Mar 21, 84).
Mar 22, 1984
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels Prior to Referral (Mar 21, 84).
Mar 19, 1984
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 19, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 1984
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Petroleum Industries Stability Act of 1984 - Prohibits, for a nine month period: (1) any major energy concern or affiliate from controlling any other major energy concern or any domestic petroleum company; and (2) any domestic petroleum company or affiliate from controlling any major energy concern or affiliate. Exempts from the application of such prohibition parties who are in a failing financial position which would likely lead to insolvency but for such acquisition. Requires the Attorney General to bring an action for relief of any violation of such prohibition.

Defines a "major energy concern" as one which: (1) has an interest in one hundred million barrels or more of proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas liquids equivalents, or natural gas equivalents; (2) had an average net production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in the previous year which exceeded 100,000 barrels per day; or (3) is under the control of a foreign person. Defines a "domestic petroleum company" as any person engaged in the production, refinement, or sale of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, or natural gas in the United States and which is not a major energy concern. Defines "control" as the power to direct the policies of a person through the ownership of 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a person or the acquisition from a person of assets related to the production, distribution, transportation, or marketing of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids or natural gas exceeding $2,000,000,000 in fair market value.

Requires reports to both Houses of Congress, concerning the effects of such types of mergers, from: (1) the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; (3) the Secretary of the Interior; (4) the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration; and (5) the Federal Trade Commission.

What's happening now March 23, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

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