Strategic Petroleum Reserve Amendments of 1989
Public Law 101-46 · S. 694 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Jun 30, 1989 · Energy
Sponsor: Sen. John Johnston (D-LA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from June 30, 1989, to April 1, 1990, the authority granted under the Act regarding domestic energy supply availability, especially the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to report by a specified date to certain congressional committees regarding alternative means of financing the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 1,000,000,000 barrels (including specified aspects of long-term leasing of crude oil and storage facilities from both foreign and domestic entities). Sets October 15, 1989, as the deadline for an interim report, and February 1, 1990, as the deadline for the final report.
Imposes a moratorium upon Department of Energy sales of oil from the Naval Petroleum Reserve at Elk Hills (except to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) until such final report has been submitted.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Jun 30, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-46.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 29, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 28, 1989Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendments Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Sharp asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendments.
- Jun 23, 1989Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jun 20, 1989FloorFloor · A similar measure H.R. 2539 was laid on the table without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 2539. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2539. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- May 31, 1989FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- May 25, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 17, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 4, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 4, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.