United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 140 (101st)
Expressing the sense of the House regarding the critical need to include the use of alternative fuels such as ethanol, produced from our abundant stocks of surplus grain, methanol, which can be produced from our vast coal reserves, and compressed natural gas which can be produced from abundant gas reserves in air pollution control strategies required by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency to achieve compliance with the Clean Air Act.
Introduced
26 April 1989
Last action
1 June 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House that the Environmental Protection Agency should strongly encourage nonattainment cities to include in their State Implementation Plans, as cost effective and preferred pollution control strategies in meeting Clean Air Act standards, the required use of ethanol blended and other oxygenated fuels in carbon monoxide nonattainment areas, neat alcohol fuels in ozone nonattainment areas, and compressed natural gas in both carbon monoxide and ozone nonattainment areas.
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Timeline
26 April 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
26 April 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 April 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 June 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-resolution/140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hres/140
- us · 101-hres-140 · source updated 3 June 2026