Senate bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-531
A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize protective force personnel who guard the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or its storage and related facilities to carry firearms while discharging their official duties and in certain instances to make arrests without warrant; to establish the offense of trespass on property of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and for other purposes.
Became law on Oct 25, 1988.
Sponsor: Sen. John Johnston D-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 1987
- Committee actionJun 3, 1987
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseOct 5, 1988 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesOct 7, 1988
- To the PresidentOct 14, 1988
- Became lawOct 25, 1988
Latest action: Oct 25, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-531.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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