ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

China: prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to China (see S. 190), S172 [31JA]

Conservation of energy: provide that consumer room air cleaners are covered products to which certain energy conservation standards apply (see S. 235), S229 [2FE]

Dept. of Energy: amend regional energy efficiency standards compliance date for furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps to date of manufacture instead of installation date (see H.R. 4378), H3150 [27JN]

——— modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens (see S. 1043), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 4395), H3157 [30JN]

——— prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries or state-owned entities as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 11), S54 [23JA]

——— prohibit from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for products not technologically feasible and economically justified (see H.R. 6192), H5362 [2NO]

——— require Strategic Petroleum Reserve to contain petroleum products produced or refined in U.S. (see S. 337), S311 [9FE]

Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (see S. 1707), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3488), H2453 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries or state-owned entities as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (S. 11), S277 [9FE]