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Reduce America's Oil Consumption

Our Position: support
Bill Number: S.AMDT.784 to HR6
Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Legislative Session: 2005

America's oil dependence threatens our environments, weakens our national security, and hurts consumers at the pump. Despite these costs, the Energy Bill, HR 6, would do nothing to lessen America's dependence on oil. To curb this dependence, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) offered an amendment calling on the President to take steps to reduce US oil consumption by 7.64 million barrels of oil per day by 2025, which is a 40% reduction in our imports of foreign oil. The language of the amendment does not specify where and how oil can be saved, so the target can be reached through conservation or efficiency in industry, transportation, or electrical generation. Because the Senate cannot force the President to take action, this amendment was nonbinding.

Status

The amendment failed 47-53 on June 16, 2005.