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S. 2086 · 113th Congress

Reliable Home Heating Act

Law · 113-125 · Jun 30, 2014
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9 cosponsors · 3 D, 6 R
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3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 6, 2014
  2. Senate Passed May 21, 2014
  3. House Passed Jun 23, 2014
  4. President To the President Jun 25, 2014
  5. President Signed Jun 30, 2014
  6. Law Jun 30, 2014

Reliable Home Heating Act - Directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to recognize any 30-day emergency period declared by a state governor due to a shortage of residential heating fuel (and up to two additional 30-day periods) as one during which FMCSA federal motor carrier safety regulations shall not apply to any motor carrier or…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 30, 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reliable Home Heating Act - Directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to recognize any 30-day emergency period declared by a state governor due to a shortage of residential heating fuel (and up to two additional 30-day periods) as one during which FMCSA federal motor carrier safety regulations shall not apply to any motor carrier or driver operating a commercial motor vehicle providing residential heating fuel in a geographic area designated as under a state of emergency.

Defines the term "residential heating fuel" to include heating oil, natural gas, and propane.

Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, using data compiled from the Administration's Weekly Petroleum Status Reports, to notify the governor of each state in a Petroleum Administration for Defense District if that district's inventory of residential heating fuel has been below the most recent five-year average for more than three consecutive weeks.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study the impacts on safety from the extension of exemptions issued by the state governors.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Reliable Home Heating Act

Latest action (Jun 30, 2014): Became Public Law No: 113-125.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 6, 2014

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 6, 2014
  2. Senate Passed May 21, 2014
  3. House Passed Jun 23, 2014
  4. President To the President Jun 25, 2014
  5. President Signed Jun 30, 2014
  6. Law Jun 30, 2014

No recorded floor vote found.