S 3151 · 93th Congress · Energy

Energy Information Disclosure Act

Introduced 1974-03-11· Sponsored by Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1974-03-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Energy Information Disclosure Act - Authorizes the President to acquire necessary energy information by specified means. Defines the extent of such authority, and the persons to whom it may be delegated. Establishes the means for dissemination of energy information to the public, and excludes defined categories of classified or confidential information from the requirement of disclosure to the public. Provides for evaluation and review by the Comptroller General of the data collected by the President. Provides a fine of not more than $20,000, imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both, for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent reply to any request or demand for energy information made under this Act. Prescribes a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for the refusal of a person as defined in this Act to submit a reply to a request for energy information made pursuant to this Act. Provides a civil penalty of $5,000 for the submission of each materially false, inaccurate, or incomplete reply to a request for energy information made under this Act.…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican