House concurrent resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Recognizing the historical significance of the discovery of oil and the birth of the petroleum and natural gas industries on the banks of Oil Creek, Venango County, near Titusville, Pennsylvania on August 27, 1859, and designating the year 2009 as the "Sesquicentennial of Oil".
Sponsor: Rep. John Peterson R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 31, 2008
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2008 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Peterson.
- H.R. 2784 (110th) National Environment and Energy Development Act
- H.R. 6709 (110th) National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act
- H.R. 3510 (110th) To prohibit the imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways constructed using Federal funds.
- H.R. 4988 (110th) To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Orgasol.
- H.R. 4989 (110th) To suspend temporarily the duty on stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds.
- H.R. 5149 (110th) To suspend temporarily the duty on dry adhesive copolyamide pellets.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.