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H.R. 4545: Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004

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H.R. 4545: Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-14 · Energy · Latest: 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)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 247 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4545 (2004-06-16), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: 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) (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004

Plain 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.

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Official text

Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] · 3 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong108-hr4545 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108