Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 10, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to require that passenger automobiles, automobiles capable of off-highway operation, or light trucks that are manufactured after model year 2006 be capable of operating on a flexible fuel mixture (mixture containing at least 85 percent of ethanol by volume with gasoline). Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations requiring such automobiles or trucks to display prominently (including in the owner's manual of each vehicle) information indicating that such vehicles are capable of operating on a flexible fuel mixture.
Directs the Secretary to promote the use of a mixture containing at least 85 percent of ethanol by volume with gasoline in motor vehicles in the United States.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Mar 10, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6879 | Mark Dayton D-MN | Jun 21, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2263 | Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2006 | Related bill | Feb 9, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require that automobiles and light trucks manufactured after model year 2006 be able to operate on a fuel mixture that is at least 85 percent ethanol, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Alcohol as fuel
- All terrain vehicles
- Alternative energy sources
- Automobile industry
- Automobiles
- Commerce
- Department of Transportation
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Fuel consumption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Labeling
- Law
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trucks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in Senate
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