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HR 935 99th Congress House

Synthetic Fuels Fiscal Responsibility Act

Official title: A bill to abolish the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation, to reduce Federal deficits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 24, 1985 See on congress.gov
Energy Congressional oversightCongressional vetoCorporations and StocksFuel
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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 11, 1985
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-196 (Part I).
Jun 25, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 25, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 1985
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 19, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 24, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.
Feb 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Feb 4, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 4, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Feb 4, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 1985

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-196 (Part I).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Synthetic Fuels Corporation Fiscal Responsibility Act - Amends the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1980 to terminate the authority of the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation (the Corporation) to enter into any awards or commitments for financial assistance.

Directs the Corporation's Board of Directors to submit a final report to the Congress regarding the status of the Corporation within 60 days after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the Corporation from expending any funds or acting in furtherance of any commitment made after February 5, 1985, unless a joint resolution approving such transaction is enacted.

Requires the Secretaries of Energy and of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to agree on a Memorandum of Understanding which includes a plan for: (1) the abolition of the Corporation; and (2) for the administration of synthetic fuels projects which will continue after the abolition of the Corporation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
COMBEST, LARRY
· Apr 24, 1985
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 26, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Mar 26, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 7, 1985
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Feb 28, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 935: Synthetic Fuels Fiscal Responsibility Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-935/
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