United States · Bill · S
S. 421 (101st)
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1989
Original
Introduced
22 February 1989
Last action
23 February 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Regulation.
Sponsors
Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to provide that, with respect to certain motor fuel transactions, the term "franchise" includes any contract between specified parties which is economically necessary to the operation of the franchise. Provides that the termination or non-renewal of a franchise relationship, upon expiration of an underlying lease for marketing premises, is reasonable if specified conditions exist.
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Timeline
22 February 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
23 February 1989
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Regulation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 February 1989
Sponsors
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/421
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/421
- us · 101-s-421 · source updated 24 March 2026