S. 1224: Condensate Act of 2015
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S. 1224: Condensate Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-06 · Energy · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Condensate Act of 2015
Plain summary
Condensate Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy to develop a standard definition of the term "condensate" and, subsequently, advise relevant federal agencies to adopt that definition in order to clarify U.S. energy policy. The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy may assess the suitability of condensate separately from crude oil for use in strategic reserves. The Energy Information Administration must collect data concerning the chemical properties of domestically produced condensate and crude oil. The Department of the Interior must assess condensate separately from crude oil. The bill authorizes: the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to estimate condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue Data Collection to collect condensate data separately from crude oil, and the United States Geological Survey to include estimates of condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations. Congress declares that processed condensate is a petroleum product.
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Condensate Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1224.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s1224 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114