S.395: Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-33.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-78.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Motion to table first committee amendment agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80-6. Record Vote No: 167.

Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.

Considered by Senate.

Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 74-25. Record Vote No: 170.

Received in the House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Held at the desk.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 197.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 70 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Resources Committee for the purpose of amendment under the five minute rule. Authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendment in the Congressional Record. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. After passage of H.R. 70, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 395 and consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall be in order to consider an amendment described in subsection (b) of the rule. The previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

On passage Passed without objection.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Young (AK) asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference.

On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Miller (CA) moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Miller (CA) motion to instruct conferees on the part of the House to insist upon the provisions of the House amendment that strike the provisions of S. 395 relating to the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 261 - 161 (Roll no. 565).

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of House amendment No. 1: Young (AK), Calvert, Bliley, Miller (CA), and Dingell.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of House amendment No. 2: Young (AK), Calvert, Thomas, Roth, Bliley, Coble, Miller (CA), Hamilton, Dingell, and Mineta.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of House amendment No. 3: Spence, Kasich, and Dellums.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of House amendment No. 4: Coble, Fowler, and Mineta.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of House amendment No. 5: Young (AK), Calvert, and Miller (CA).

Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

Senate disagreed to the amendments of the House by Voice Vote.

Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Murkowski; Hatfield; Domenici; Johnston; Ford.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Conference held.

The Speaker appointed an additional conferee for consideration of House amendment No. 2, to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation from the House of Mr. Mineta: Oberstar.

The Speaker appointed an additional conferee for consideration of House amendment No. 4 to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation from the House of Mr. Mineta: Oberstar.

Mr. Jones asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Nov. 6 to file a conference report on S. 395. Agreed to without objection.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 104-312 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 256 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 395. Waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.

Rule H. Res. 256 passed House.

Mr. Young (AK) brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-312 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 256.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 256, the House proceeded with one hour of general debate on the conference report.

Mr. Miller (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 160 - 261 (Roll no. 771).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 289 - 134 (Roll no. 772).

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-29. Record Vote No: 574.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 104-58.