S. 155 - Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007

Energy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities. (by CRS) 
Status:
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There have been no votes on this bill.

Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007

S. 155 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.
Other Titles
  • Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007
Sponsor
Jim Bunning
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Energy
  • Administrative procedure
  • Air pollution
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Armed forces
  • Aviation fuels
  • Budgets
  • Building construction
  • Business
  • Carbon cycle
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Coal
  • Congress
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Construction costs
  • Cooperative societies
  • Defense contracts
  • Defense economics
  • Defense policy
  • Department of Energy
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Diesel motor
  • Energy facilities
  • Energy research
  • Energy storage
  • Environmental health
  • Environmental protection
  • Environmental research
  • Executive departments
  • Federally-guaranteed loans
  • Finance
  • Gas industry
  • Government lending
  • Governmental investigations
  • Health policy
  • Income tax
  • Investment tax credit
  • Laboratories
  • Law
  • Licenses
  • Medical care
  • Methane
  • Military bases
  • Minimum tax
  • Motor vehicle pollution control
  • Natural resources
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum industry
  • Petroleum reserves
  • Public contracts
  • Public health
  • Public lands
  • Research and development
  • Research and development facilities
  • Research centers
  • Science policy
  • Secondary recovery of gas
  • Secondary recovery of oil
  • Strategic materials
  • Synthetic fuel
  • Tax credits
  • Tax deductions
  • Tax returns
  • Taxation
  • Transportation
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced1/04/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/04/2007
1/04/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $20,250 Against $16,681
  2. March - April 2003 For $48,000 Against $46,550
  3. May - June 2003 For $85,506 Against $31,450
  4. July - August 2003 For $38,700 Against $17,635
  5. September - October 2003 For $70,250 Against $57,058
  6. November - December 2003 For $10,250 Against $46,529
  7. January - February 2004 For $37,060 Against $32,923
  8. March - April 2004 For $66,550 Against $91,323
  9. May - June 2004 For $58,450 Against $114,356
  10. July - August 2004 For $32,209 Against $70,919
  11. September - October 2004 For $109,150 Against $142,806
  12. November - December 2004 For $19,050 Against $15,760
  13. January - February 2005 For $11,580 Against $26,850
  14. March - April 2005 For $51,900 Against $51,573
  15. May - June 2005 For $29,700 Against $50,045
  16. July - August 2005 For $33,050 Against $30,000
  17. September - October 2005 For $69,346 Against $44,352
  18. November - December 2005 For $49,000 Against $80,650
  19. January - February 2006 For $26,700 Against $41,487
  20. March - April 2006 For $41,900 Against $90,124
  21. May - June 2006 For $77,350 Against $137,585
  22. July - August 2006 For $50,750 Against $103,510
  23. September - October 2006 For $56,550 Against $276,332
  24. November - December 2006 For $13,450 Against $41,732
  25. January - February 2007 For $24,700 Against $29,050
  26. March - April 2007 For $126,750 Against $21,100
  27. May - June 2007 For $177,300 Against $43,950
  28. July - August 2007 For $67,210 Against $17,350
  29. September - October 2007 For $26,000 Against $42,205
  30. November - December 2007 For $49,350 Against $31,225
  31. January - February 2008 For $30,550 Against $6,000
  32. March - April 2008 For $85,400 Against $26,560
  33. May - June 2008 For $58,900 Against $37,009
  34. July - August 2008 For $59,350 Against $12,410
  35. September - October 2008 For $180,350 Against $45,670
  36. November - December 2008 For $43,500 Against $3,950

Votes

    3 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007

    3 organizations supported this bill

    Americans for American Energy
    (n.d.). Support the Development of Coal-to-Liquids Fuel. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Coal Utilization Research Council
    (n.d.). Coal Friendly Bills. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Mining Association
    (n.d.). NMA Salutes Bunning, Obama for Legislation Promoting Coal Liquefaction, Energy Independence. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    Sierra Club
    (n.d.). Energy: Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$10
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,000$500
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$28,300$18,950
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$48,300$0
    Bob BennettRUT$8,750$0
    Joe BidenDDE$0$4,710
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$21,400$16,001
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$95,459$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,000$195,356
    Sherrod BrownDOH$500$60,610
    Sam BrownbackRKS$250$0
    Jim BunningRKY$61,310$0
    Richard BurrRNC$20,200$2,300
    Robert ByrdDWV$53,350$250
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$160,365
    Ben CardinDMD$0$35,951
    Tom CarperDDE$580$2,300
    Bob CaseyDPA$9,600$66,513
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$48,800$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$3,100$139,250
    Tom CoburnROK$8,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$2,300
    Norm ColemanRMN$27,450$7,100
    Susan CollinsRME$8,800$17,650
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$37,800$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$36,600$2,000
    John CornynRTX$35,900$0
    Larry CraigRID$7,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$18,000$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$7,350$2,300
    Chris DoddDCT$0$4,100
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$35,250$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$33,500$0
    Byron DorganDND$32,250$1,250
    Dick DurbinDIL$20,950$21,160
    John EnsignRNV$16,323$0
    Mike EnziRWY$49,100$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$0$39,308
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$38,850
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$9,300$1,250
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$4,750$5,000
    Judd GreggRNH$0$3,000
    Chuck HagelRNE$18,610$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$250$15,046
    Orrin HatchRUT$28,600$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$23,500$5,733
    Jim InhofeROK$91,200$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$2,300
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$44,550$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$4,000$5,800
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$11,120
    John KerryDMA$0$18,920
    Amy KlobucharDMN$250$64,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$40,223$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$14,250$1,416
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$18,403
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$12,700
    Carl LevinDMI$0$23,095
    Joe LiebermanICT$2,600$37,200
    Blanche LincolnDAR$10,000$300
    Chester Trent LottRMS$11,100$0
    Dick LugarRIN$26,500$6,950
    Mel MartinezRFL$22,300$11,250
    John McCainRAZ$0$7,750
    Claire McCaskillDMO$10,700$48,110
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$229,200$4,600
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$7,800$33,660
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$7,150
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$31,650$250
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$75,299
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$15,000$1,500
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$4,000$62,405
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,000$108,442
    Mark PryorDAR$12,000$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$4,560
    Harry ReidDNV$21,750$37,748
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,400$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$119,300$44,700
    Ken SalazarDCO$27,150$127,863
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$40,570
    Chuck SchumerDNY$500$39,498
    Jeff SessionsRAL$37,100$2,000
    Richard ShelbyRAL$49,000$2,300
    Gordon SmithROR$23,600$4,600
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$10,400
    Arlen SpecterDPA$89,156$1,000
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$30,310
    Ted StevensRAK$20,450$1,000
    John SununuRNH$13,300$0
    Jon TesterDMT$0$110,977
    Craig ThomasRWY$37,100$0
    John ThuneRSD$14,150$0
    David VitterRLA$6,000$3,800
    George VoinovichROH$105,100$0
    John WarnerRVA$1,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$7,000$40,740
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$37,410
    Ron WydenDOR$0$3,500

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$10
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,000$500
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$28,300$18,950
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$48,300$0
    Bob BennettRUT$8,750$0
    Joe BidenDDE$0$4,710
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$21,400$16,001
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$95,459$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,000$195,356
    Sherrod BrownDOH$500$60,610
    Sam BrownbackRKS$250$0
    Jim BunningRKY$61,310$0
    Richard BurrRNC$20,200$2,300
    Robert ByrdDWV$53,350$250
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$160,365
    Ben CardinDMD$0$35,951
    Tom CarperDDE$580$2,300
    Bob CaseyDPA$9,600$66,513
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$48,800$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$3,100$139,250
    Tom CoburnROK$8,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$2,300
    Norm ColemanRMN$27,450$7,100
    Susan CollinsRME$8,800$17,650
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$37,800$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$36,600$2,000
    John CornynRTX$35,900$0
    Larry CraigRID$7,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$18,000$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$7,350$2,300
    Chris DoddDCT$0$4,100
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$35,250$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$33,500$0
    Byron DorganDND$32,250$1,250
    Dick DurbinDIL$20,950$21,160
    John EnsignRNV$16,323$0
    Mike EnziRWY$49,100$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$0$39,308
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$38,850
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$9,300$1,250
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$4,750$5,000
    Judd GreggRNH$0$3,000
    Chuck HagelRNE$18,610$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$250$15,046
    Orrin HatchRUT$28,600$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$23,500$5,733
    Jim InhofeROK$91,200$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$2,300
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$44,550$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$4,000$5,800
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$11,120
    John KerryDMA$0$18,920
    Amy KlobucharDMN$250$64,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$40,223$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$14,250$1,416
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$18,403
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$12,700
    Carl LevinDMI$0$23,095
    Joe LiebermanICT$2,600$37,200
    Blanche LincolnDAR$10,000$300
    Chester Trent LottRMS$11,100$0
    Dick LugarRIN$26,500$6,950
    Mel MartinezRFL$22,300$11,250
    John McCainRAZ$0$7,750
    Claire McCaskillDMO$10,700$48,110
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$229,200$4,600
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$7,800$33,660
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$7,150
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$31,650$250
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$75,299
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$15,000$1,500
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$4,000$62,405
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,000$108,442
    Mark PryorDAR$12,000$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$4,560
    Harry ReidDNV$21,750$37,748
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$18,400$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$119,300$44,700
    Ken SalazarDCO$27,150$127,863
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$40,570
    Chuck SchumerDNY$500$39,498
    Jeff SessionsRAL$37,100$2,000
    Richard ShelbyRAL$49,000$2,300
    Gordon SmithROR$23,600$4,600
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$10,400
    Arlen SpecterDPA$89,156$1,000
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$30,310
    Ted StevensRAK$20,450$1,000
    John SununuRNH$13,300$0
    Jon TesterDMT$0$110,977
    Craig ThomasRWY$37,100$0
    John ThuneRSD$14,150$0
    David VitterRLA$6,000$3,800
    George VoinovichROH$105,100$0
    John WarnerRVA$1,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$7,000$40,740
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$37,410
    Ron WydenDOR$0$3,500

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Coal mining$1,513,011
    Mining$523,050
    Pro-resource development groups$0

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    Environmental policy$1,974,709
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