A bill to establish a Department of Energy in the executive branch by the reorganization of energy functions within the Federal Government in order to secure effective management, to assure a coordinated National energy policy.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
95th Congress (1977–1978)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
S. 826
(same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Aug 4, 1977
History
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Mar 3, 1977
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
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May 18, 1977
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 826 (95th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4466 (95th). |
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Jun 3, 1977
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Companion Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 826 (95th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4466 (95th). |
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Aug 4, 1977
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 826 (95th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4466 (95th). |
H.R. 4466 (95th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4466. This is the one from the 95th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 95th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1977 to Oct 15, 1978. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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