3.0.0 3056 2020-01-29T20:30:05Z 2020-01-29T20:30:05Z Senate S S 2008-05-22 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-22T18:51:09Z 2008-05-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-05-22 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2008-05-22 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2008-05-22 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-05-22 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-05-22 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2008-05-22 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2008-05-22 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-05-22 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-05-22 True Energy Alternative energy sources Automobiles Climate change and greenhouse gases Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Energy conservation Energy policy Energy security Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Fuel Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Legislation Motor vehicle pollution control Petroleum Standards Transportation and Public Works Energy 00 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-03T18:33:10Z Oil Savings Act of 2008 - States that it is U.S. policy to reduce the dependence of the United States on oil and thereby: (1) alleviate the strategic dependence of the United States on oil-producing countries; (2) reduce the economic vulnerability of the United States; and (3) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with oil use.

Directs an Interagency Task Force, composed of the Secretaries of Energy, Transportation, Defense, Agriculture, and the Treasury, as well as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and any other agency head determined appropriate by the President, to: (1) publish an action plan for achieving specified oil savings targets during calendar years 2016, 2026, and 2030; and (2) report to Congress on the progress achieved in implementing such targets and expected oil savings under the action plan. Requires the plan to include an analysis demonstrating expected oil savings that result from changes to motor vehicle fuel consumption standards and under the renewable fuel program.

Requires a revised action plan if oil savings fall short of targets.

]]> Oil Savings Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Oil Savings Act of 2008 Display Title Oil Savings Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3056is/xml/BILLS-110s3056is.xml 2008-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.