HR 1722 · 101th Congress · Energy

Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-04-06· Sponsored by Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2]· House

Bill Progress

1
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
✓
Enacted
Latest: Became Public Law No: 101-60.(1989-07-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Natural Gas Decontrol Act of 1989 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare that the price guidelines for the first sale of natural gas do not apply to: (1) expired, terminated or post-enactment contracts executed after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) certain renegotiated contracts; and (3) gas produced from a well the surface drilling of which began after a specified date. Repeals wellhead price controls.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]CA
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]LA
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]OK
Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]TX
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]PA
Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2]WA
Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4]TN
Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19]IL
Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1]OH