A bill to authorize the President to create an emergency program to conserve energy, and for other purposes.

S. 1030 in the 96th Congress (1979–1980) became law — introduced on Apr 26, 1979, sponsored by John Johnston Jr.. Congress held 26 roll call votes on it.

During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Apr 26, 1979
Policy area: Energy
Public law: Public Law 96-102

Sponsor

John Johnston Jr. (D-LA)

Where it stands

IntroducedApr 26, 1979
Passed the SenateYes
Passed the HouseYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawNov 5, 1979

Every roll call vote on this bill

To amend S. 1030, a bill granting authority to the President to create an emergency energy conservation…Senate · Jun 5, 1979
To table the helms amendment to S. 1030, that prohibited the busing of school children under voluntary…Senate · Jun 5, 1979
To table the metzenbaum amendment to S. 1030 that eliminates (continued) non-essential foodstuffs from the…Senate · Jun 5, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by providing for congressional review of any energy policy proposed by the…Senate · Jun 5, 1979
To pass S. 1030. (motion passed) see note(s) 9Senate · Jun 5, 1979
To amend S. 1030, emergency energy conservation, by permitting the President to submit a rationing plan when…House · Jul 25, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by requiring the President to submit his rationing plan to Congress for approval within 180…House · Jul 25, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by providing for a one-house veto of the rationing plan submitted by the President during…House · Jul 25, 1979
To amend the wright amendment to S. 1030 by providing for a one-house veto on approval of the plan,and…House · Jul 31, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by requiring the President's report to Congress to include a description of how the…House · Jul 31, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by striking provisions requiring a short fall of 20% for 30 days before the President may…House · Jul 31, 1979
To amend S.1030 by providing for the expiration of the President's authority to implement rationing on sept…House · Jul 31, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by providing for exemptions from building temperature restrictions for buildings which…House · Jul 31, 1979
That the house resolve itself into the committee of the whole for the further consideration of S. 1030…House · Aug 1, 1979
To amend the rinaldo amendment to S. 1030 by striking language relating to a standby automobile sticker…House · Aug 1, 1979
To agree to a substitute for the rinaldo amendment to S. 1030 that provides that any standby automobile…House · Aug 1, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by prohibiting any standby federal conservation plan from including restrictions on…House · Aug 1, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by prohibiting any federal conservation plan from including measures that would regulate…House · Aug 1, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by prohibiting the standby federal conservation plan from providing for measures that would…House · Aug 1, 1979
To limit debate on section 3 of S. 1030 (standby federal conservation plan) and all amendments thereto…House · Aug 1, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by directing the President to establish and maintain a national set-aside program to…House · Aug 1, 1979
To amend S. 1030 by directing the President to establish and maintain a national middle distillate set-aside…House · Aug 1, 1979
To recommit S. 1030 to committee with instructions to add an amendment to provide for a one-house veto of…House · Aug 1, 1979
To pass S. 1030, authorizing the President to create an energy program to conserve energy. (motion passed)House · Aug 1, 1979
To agree to the conference report on S. 1030, to grant authority to the President to create an emergency…Senate · Oct 17, 1979
To agree to conference report on S. 1030, authorizing the President to create an emergency program to…House · Oct 23, 1979

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