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An act to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend certain authorities relating to the international energy program, and for other purposes.

Public Law 96-133 · S. 1871 · 96th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Nov 30, 1979 · Energy

Sponsor: Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)

Cosponsors (2): Sen. Scoop Jackson,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseMethod not stated
  • SenateRecorded vote: 83 yea, 0 nay83–0
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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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that any mandatory transcript of any meeting held to develop or implement an international voluntary agreement or plan of action concerning the international energy program be made available to representatives of committees of Congress within 14 days.

Extends the authority for the international voluntary agreement provisions through March 15, 1981.

Directs the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, to report to the appropriate committees of Congress, within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to the sunshine requirements of such Act. Requires such report to discuss: (1) to what extent any meeting regarding the development or implementation of a voluntary agreement or plan of action should be open to interested persons; (2) the policies and procedures of Federal agencies in reviewing and making or not making public the transcripts of such meetings; (3) to what extent the classification of such transcripts should be carried out by one agency; (4) the adequacy of actions by the responsible Federal agencies in supervising the implementation and enforcement of the standards and procedures governing such meetings, including the monitoring of the overall program concerning any anticompetitive effects; and (5) the actions taken, or to be taken, to improve the reporting of energy supply data under the international energy program, and or any other data required by such Act.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 83 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

83 yea0 nay17 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(50)

  • Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
  • Sen. George McGovernD-SD
  • Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
  • Sen. Edmund MuskieD-ME
  • Sen. Paul TsongasD-MA
  • Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
  • Sen. John CulverD-IA
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Spark MatsunagaD-HI
  • Sen. Bill BradleyD-NJ
  • Sen. Donald RiegleD-MI
  • Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
  • Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
  • Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
  • Sen. Adlai StevensonD-IL
  • Sen. Dee HuddlestonD-KY
  • Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
  • Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
  • Sen. Warren MagnusonD-WA
  • Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
  • Sen. Gary HartD-CO
  • Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
  • Sen. John DurkinD-NH
  • Sen. Donald StewartD-AL
  • Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
  • Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
  • Sen. Frank ChurchD-ID
  • Sen. James SasserD-TN
  • Sen. John GlennD-OH
  • Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
  • Sen. John MelcherD-MT
  • Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
  • Sen. Robert MorganD-NC
  • Sen. Mike GravelD-AK
  • Sen. Herman TalmadgeD-GA
  • Sen. James ExonD-NE
  • Sen. Dennis DeConciniD-AZ
  • Sen. David PryorD-AR
  • Sen. Lloyd BentsenD-TX
  • Sen. Russell LongD-LA
  • Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
  • Sen. Dick StoneD-FL
  • Sen. David BorenD-OK
  • Sen. Edward ZorinskyD-NE

Republicans who voted yea(33)

  • Sen. Jacob JavitsR-NY
  • Sen. Charles MathiasR-MD
  • Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
  • Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
  • Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
  • Sen. Henry HeinzR-PA
  • Sen. David DurenbergerR-MN
  • Sen. John DanforthR-MO
  • Sen. William CohenR-ME
  • Sen. Henry BellmonR-OK
  • Sen. Richard SchweikerR-PA
  • Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
  • Sen. John WarnerR-VA
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Rudy BoschwitzR-MN
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Harrison SchmittR-NM
  • Sen. Alan SimpsonR-WY
  • Sen. John TowerR-TX
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. Samuel HayakawaR-CA
  • Sen. Malcolm WallopR-WY
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
  • Sen. Barry GoldwaterR-AZ
  • Sen. Paul LaxaltR-NV
  • Sen. James McClureR-ID
  • Sen. William ArmstrongR-CO
  • Sen. Gordon HumphreyR-NH
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 438 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 25 actions.

  1. Nov 30, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  2. PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-133.
  3. Nov 29, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
  4. PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
  5. PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
  7. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
  8. Nov 28, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #439 (83-0).Senate roll call 439
  9. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #439 (83-0).Senate roll call 439
  10. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-669.
  11. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-669.
  12. Nov 27, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
  13. Nov 26, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
  14. Nov 16, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to text of bill with an amendment.
  15. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from its amendment to House amendment.
  16. Nov 8, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · House objected to certain Senate amendments and returned measure to Senate (Pursuant to H. Res. 478).
  17. Oct 30, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment, roll call #377 (70-23).Senate roll call 377
  18. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment, roll call #377 (70-23).Senate roll call 377
  19. Oct 22, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 4445.
  20. FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
  21. Oct 17, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
  22. FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
  23. Oct 16, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  24. Oct 10, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  25. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.