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S. 2828 (96th): Small Business Motor Fuel Market Preservation Act of 1980


A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the divorcement of motor fuel stations from operation by certain producers and refiners of motor fuels, to control sales by producers and refiners of motor fuels, to provide special loan guarantees to small business concerns for the acquisition of motor fuel stations, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Jun 12, 1980
96th Congress (1979–1980)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 12, 1980, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Sponsor

John Durkin

Senator for New Hampshire

Democrat

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

Source

History

Jun 12, 1980
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

S. 2828 (96th) 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 S. 2828. This is the one from the 96th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 96th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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