HR 1608 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Fuels Security Act of 2005

Introduced Apr 13, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 22, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 13, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fuels Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require that motor vehicle fuel contain a specified volume of renewable fuel.

Establishes a system of: (1) tradeable credits for motor vehicle fuel containing more renewable fuel than required; and (2) waivers for States and small refineries.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require Federal agency heads to ensure that ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel-blended diesel fuel is purchased for agency vehicles in areas where such fuel is available at competitive prices.

Amends the Clean Air Act to eliminate the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish standards for toxic air pollutants from the use of reformulated gasoline; and (2) within 30 days of enactment of this Act, determine the adequacy of any petition from a State Governor to exempt gasoline sold in the State from certain requirements for reformulated gasoline.

Permits States additional opt-in areas under the reformulated gasoline program.

Requires Federal enforcement of State fuels requirements.

Sets forth various data collection and reporting requirements.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2005 to Sep 8, 2005; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-IAJim NussleOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-KSJim RyunOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-NELee TerryOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-MOSam GravesOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-IASteve KingOriginalApr 13, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-IATom LathamOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-NETom OsborneOriginalApr 13, 2005
R-MTDenny RehbergApr 14, 2005
R-MOKenny C. HulshofApr 14, 2005
R-INDan BurtonApr 19, 2005
R-INMark E. SouderApr 19, 2005
D-COJohn T. SalazarApr 21, 2005
D-ILLane EvansApr 21, 2005
D-ILJerry F. CostelloApr 26, 2005
D-MORuss CarnahanApr 26, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMay 23, 2005
R-INChris ChocolaMay 26, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteJun 28, 2005
R-MNGil GutknechtJun 28, 2005
D-ARMike RossSep 8, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 13, 2005
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Apr 22, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
  2. Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Apr 13, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3166Tom Osborne R-NEMay 11, 2005

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 606Reliable Fuels ActRelated billMay 26, 2005
S 650Fuels Security Act of 2005Identical billMar 17, 2005
S 1232Fuels Security Act of 2005Related billJun 14, 2005
HR 3081Renewable Fuels Act of 2005Related billJul 12, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Clean Air Act to increase production and use of renewable fuel and to increase the energy independence of the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fuels Security Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House

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