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H.R. 6578: Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008

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H.R. 6578: Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-23 · Energy · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 268 - 157 (Roll no. 527). (consideration: CR H7092-7093)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 527 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR6578 (2008-07-24), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 268 - 157 (Roll no. 527). (consideration: CR H7092-7093) (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

Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008

Plain summary

Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to publish a plan to: (1) sell prescribed amounts of light grade petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and acquire an equivalent volume of heavy grade petroleum; (2) deposit cash proceeds from those sales into the SPR Petroleum Account; and (3) withdraw from such proceeds the administrative and operational costs of the sale and acquisition. Requires an offer for sale of 70 million barrels of light grade petroleum from the SPR. Requires the sale to: (1) commence within 30 days after enactment of this Act, regardless of whether the Secretary's plan has been published; and (2) be completed within six months after enactment, with at least 20 million barrels offered for sale within the first 60 days after enactment. Sets forth an acquisitions schedule for heavy grade petroleum to replace the light grade petroleum sold under this Act. Encourages the Secretary to grant requests to defer scheduled deliveries of petroleum to the SPR if deferral will result in a premium paid in additional barrels of oil which will reduce the cost of oil acquisition and increase the volume of oil delivered to the SPR or yield additional cash bonuses.

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Official text

Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6578 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110