Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004
Latest action · Jun 16, 2004 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 194 (Roll no. 247). (text: CR 6/15/2004 H4134)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive fuel or fuel additive provisions of applicable State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards where necessary to address a significant fuel supply disruption in any area subject to a plan. Requires waivers to remain in effect for as long as the Administrator deems necessary. Prohibits enforcement actions against States or persons solely as the result of such waivers.
Authorizes the Administrator to give preference to the approval of State implementation plan provisions that require the use of either reformulated gasoline or gasoline having a specified Reid Vapor Pressure for the high ozone season. Declares that the Administrator shall have no authority, when considering State implementation plan revisions, to approve any fuel or fuel additives if such approval would increase the total number of fuels and fuel additives approved in all State plans nationwide prior to June 1, 2004.
Requires the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, to undertake a study of the effects on air quality, the number of fuel blends, fuel availability, and fuel costs associated with the State plan provisions regarding gasoline authorized by this Act and to submit the results of such study to Congress.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 247 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Failed236–194 | Jun 16, 2004 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 14, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Jun 14, 2004 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Jun 14, 2004 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jun 14, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2004 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2004 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2004Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4206-4207)
- Jun 16, 2004Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 194 (Roll no. 247). (text: CR 6/15/2004 H4134)
- Jun 15, 2004Mr. Barton (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 15, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4133-4139)
- Jun 15, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4545.
- Jun 15, 2004At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until June 16.
- Jun 14, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jun 14, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1147, S6877Recorded votes H4206enact | James M. Jeffords R-VT, Mark Udall D-CO | Jun 16, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4133–H4139Text printed H4134 | Dave Weldon R-FL, Doug Ose R-CA, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Gene Green D-TX, Hilda L. Solis D-CA, Joe Barton R-TX, John D. Dingell D-MI, Mark Green R-WI, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Roy Blunt R-MO, Thomas H. Allen D-ME | Jun 15, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-113 | THE STATUS OF THE U.S. REFINING INDUSTRY229 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 15, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy shortages
- Energy supplies
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental research
- Gasoline
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Law
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Reformulated gasoline
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2004Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.