H.R. 1520 · 103rd Congress · enacted
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1994
Became Public Law No: 103-371.
Latest official action 1994-10-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to allow as grounds for nonrenewal of a franchise relationship the failure of the parties to agree to changes to the franchise provisions if such failure is not the result of the franchisor's insistence for the purpose of converting the leased marketing premises to operation by the franchisor's employees or agents (that is, turning the franchise into a company-owned station). Requires a franchisor that does not wish to exercise its underlying lease options to lease or purchase the marketing premises to offer to assign them to the franchisee as a prerequisite to termination or nonrenewal of the franchise relationship. Bars a franchisor from requiring, as a condition of the franchise relationship, that the franchisee waive or release its rights under Federal or State law. Declares invalid and unenforceable any franchise provision which specifies that franchise interpretation or enforcement shall be governed by the law of any State other than the one in which the franchisee has its principal place of business. Prohibits a State or any political subdivision from implementing any law or regulation which requires payment for a franchisee's goodwill upon either termination or nonrenewal of a franchise. Permits State law to specify the terms and conditions under which a franchise or fra…
Congressional Research Service · 1994-10-04
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Steny H. Hoyer
House · MD District 5 · Democratic
$238,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kweisi Mfume
House · MD District 7 · Democratic
$201,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
33 of 33 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$30,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$26,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$25,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $4,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$22,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$20,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$19,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $6,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$18,450
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$17,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $9,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC record1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $4,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$15,000
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordLABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PURPOSE PAC$15,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$15,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$15,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,982
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · -$6
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$14,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$14,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $3,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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