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 Reserve, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize security personnel of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to carry firearms and make warrantless arrests under guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Energy (with the concurrence of the Attorney General). Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations relating to entry upon SPR property and bringing dangerous instruments or materials into such property. Declares that violations of such regulations shall be deemed misdemeanors, punishable by either a fine or imprisonment or both.

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Timeline

1. 19 November 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 November 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 November 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 November 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 December 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 October 1988

   Committee

   See S.836.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 November 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

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