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S. 1246 (96th)

Oil Windfall Acquisition Act of 1979

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 May 1979

Last action

4 December 1979 · Reported

Status

Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-444.

Sponsors

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA], Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Energy Antimonopoly Act of 1979 - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit any entity, or subsidiary thereof, which produced or had an interest in a total of 35,000,000 barrels of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids in 1975 from acquiring control or a majority of the assets of any other entity whose assets exceed $100,000,000.

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Timeline

  1. 24 May 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 May 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 December 1979

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-444.

    Source: Committee

  4. 4 December 1979

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-444.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 4 December 1979

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 24 May 1979

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