S 3597 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.

Introduced May 4, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor John Hoeven R-ND

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 4, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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. IntroducedMay 4, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2020 to Jun 3, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalMay 4, 2020
D-ALDoug JonesOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-TXTed CruzOriginalMay 4, 2020
R-OKJames LankfordJun 3, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 4, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. May 4, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4537RECOVERY ActRelated billSep 8, 2020
HR 6580To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.Identical billApr 21, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 4, 2020Introduced in Senate

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