United States · Bill · S
S. 1268 (96th)
Gasohol Marketing Freedom Act of 1979
Introduced
4 June 1979
Last action
4 June 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Stewart, Donald [D-AL], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Gasohol Marketing Freedom Act of 1979 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit the termination of a gasoline dealer's franchise due to its selling, consigning, or distributing gasohol, and prohibits any reprisals or discrimination against retailers or distributors of gasohol because of such sale, consignment, or distribution.
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Timeline
4 June 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
4 June 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 June 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stewart, Donald [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Gasohol Marketing Freedom Act of 1979
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1268
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1268
- us · 96-s-1268 · source updated 24 March 2026