# 100-s-836: A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize protective force personnel who guard the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or its storage and related facilities to carry firearms while discharging their official duties and in certain instances to make arrests without warrant; to establish the offense of trespass on property of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and for other purposes.

100-s-836, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize protective force personnel who guard the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or its storage and related facilities to carry firearms while discharging their official duties and in certain instances to make arrests without warrant; to establish the offense of trespass on property of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and for other purposes., is a 100th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] (D-LA); status Became Public Law No: 100-531. (as of 2025-10-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 100-s-836
- Congress: 100
- Title: A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize protective force personnel who guard the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or its storage and related facilities to carry firearms while discharging their official duties and in certain instances to make arrests without warrant; to establish the offense of trespass on property of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and for other purposes.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 100-531.
- Introduced: 1987-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-10-20

## Summary

A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize protective force personnel who guard the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or its storage and related facilities to carry firearms while discharging their official duties and in certain instances to make arrests without warrant; to establish the offense of trespass on property of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and for other purposes.

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## Sources
- [100-s-836 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/836)

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