United States · Bill · S
S. 539 (103rd)
Petroleum Marketing Reform Act of 1993
Introduced
9 March 1993
Last action
10 March 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Renewable Energy.
Sponsors
Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Petroleum Marketing Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to modify the definition of "contract" to include 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
9 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1993
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1993
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2556)
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 1993
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Renewable Energy.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 March 1993 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 March 1993
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 March 1993
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 March 1993
Sponsors
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/539
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/539
- us · 103-s-539 · source updated 24 March 2026