Energy Policy and Conservation Act

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Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975

Long title	An Act to increase domestic energy supplies and availability; to restrain energy demand; to prepare for energy emergencies; and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	EPCA
Enacted by	the 94th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	94-163
Statutes at Large	89 Stat. 871
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S.622 by Henry M. Jackson (D–WA) on February 7, 1975 Passed the Senate on April 10, 1975 (60-25) Passed the House on September 23, 1975 (255-148) Reported by the joint conference committee on December 9, 1975; agreed to by the House on December 15, 1975 (300-103) and by the Senate on December 17, 1975 (58-40) Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on December 22, 1975
Major amendments
National Energy Conservation Policy Act

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 94–163, 89 Stat. 871, enacted December 22, 1975) is a United States Act of Congress that responded to the 1973 oil crisis by creating a comprehensive approach to federal energy policy. The primary goals of EPCA are to increase energy production and supply, reduce energy demand, provide energy efficiency, and give the executive branch additional powers to respond to disruptions in energy supply.^[1] Most notably, EPCA established the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products, and Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.