This was a move toward self-sufficiency
This bill was written in 1975 as a response to the 1973 oil embargo against the United States by OPEC.
What this bill did
Provisions of the bill included...
o Establishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
o Establishing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to make cars and light trucks more fuel efficient.
o Establishing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to make cars and light trucks more fuel efficient.