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S 239 98th Congress Senate Energy Economics and Public Finance Energy prices Natural gas Petroleum and petroleum products Price regulation

A bill to clarify the definition of abuse in the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.

Introduced: January 27, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1715 ordered to be reported.
Apr 6, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 3.
Mar 29, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held at Oklahoma City, Okla. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 2.
Mar 28, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held at Tulsa, Okla. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 2.
Mar 22, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 1.
Mar 12, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 1.
Mar 11, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 1.
Mar 10, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 1.
Mar 9, 1983
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-85 Pt. 1.
Jan 27, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 27, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act to define the term "abuse" to include not only misrepresentation but also include imprudence on the part of the company and any pipeline company-producer contract which materially prevents the pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces. Sets forth contract clauses which if found in a producer-pipeline contract will give rise to a rebuttable presumption that a contract materially prevents a pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces.

What's happening now July 26, 1983

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1715 ordered to be reported.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1715 Related bill Natural Gas Policy Act Amendments of 1983
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 27, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 239: A bill to clarify the definition of abuse in the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-239/
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"S. 239: A bill to clarify the definition of abuse in the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-239/.
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