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S. 2086 · 113th CongressPublic Law 113-125Transportation and Public Works

Reliable Home Heating Act became law 116 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Thune, John R-SD · 9 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 6 Republicans
IntroducedMar 6, 2014
ReportedApr 9, 2014
Passed one chamberMay 21, 2014
Passed bothJun 23, 2014
LawJun 30, 2014
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 193 words.

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Reliable Home Heating Act - Directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to recognize any 30-day emergency period declared by a state governor due to a shortage of residential heating fuel (and up to two additional 30-day periods) as one during which FMCSA federal motor carrier safety regulations shall not apply to any motor carrier or driver operating a commercial motor vehicle providing residential heating fuel in a geographic area designated as under a state of emergency. Defines the term "residential heating fuel" to include heating oil, natural gas, and propane. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, using data compiled from the Administration's Weekly Petroleum Status Reports, to notify the governor of each state in a Petroleum Administration for Defense District if that district's inventory of residential heating fuel has been below the most recent five-year average for more than three consecutive weeks. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study the impacts on safety from the extension of exemptions issued by the state governors.

Context
Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
Sponsor
12 of 316 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
6, from enrolled bill to public law · 651 words
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of TransportationEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsLabor standards +6 more
Latest action
Jun 30, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-125.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.

Shared text, or included in a law · 3
  • 113th H.R. 2085 Diagnostic Innovation Testing and Knowledge Advancement Act of 2013 R · Introduced
  • 113th H.R. 4076 Home Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation Act of 2014 R · Law
  • 113th S. 2085 HHEATT Act of 2014 D · Introduced

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]