A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act for the purpose of improving national energy policy.
Public Law 99-413 · H.R. 4843 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 29, 1986 · Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Philip Sharp (D-IN-2)
Cosponsors (29): Rep. John Bryant, Rep. Robert Edgar,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- 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 Naval Petroleum Reserve Production Act to direct the Secretary of the Navy to establish a petroleum production rate from Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1, 2, and 3 that is less than the maximum efficient rate if the Secretary determines that a specified minimum price cannot be attained for the Federal share of such petroleum.
Establishes a minimum price threshold that is the higher of either: (1) 90 percent of the current sales price of comparable petroleum in the same area; or (2) the price of Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil minus the cost of transporting such oil from the Naval Reserve to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Reduces from 30 days to 15 days the period of Justice Department review of National Petroleum Reserve contracts for antitrust violations.
Repeals the provision that the private owner of interests in Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 1 must agree with the Federal production rate for such Reserve.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Armed Services Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee- Energy and Commerce Committee · House · referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Aug 29, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-413.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 21, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 16, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 13, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Armed Services Committee
- Aug 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Armed Services Committee
- Aug 8, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Aug 1, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- Jul 29, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jun 11, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jun 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
- Jun 3, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.