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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To require the Secretary of Energy to purchase additional petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

H.R. 490Introduced Feb 2, 1999Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 16, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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

17 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 6 Democrats

7 of 17 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Christopher John (D-LA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Pete Sessions (R-TX), John Shimkus (R-IL), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), J. Watts (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.