PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kuhl (NY). Petition No: 110-10. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis10.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 31, 2008
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal provisions prohibiting any federal agency from entering into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel for any mobility-related use, other than for research or testing, unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel must be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel.
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Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R–TX
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Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kuhl (NY). Petition No: 110-10. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis10.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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