S.RES.87: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that there should be established a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives to investigate the rapidly increasing energy prices across the country and to determine what is causing the increases.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that there should be established a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives to: (1) study the dramatic increases in energy prices (including those for gasoline, natural gas, electricity, and home heating oil); (2) investigate the cause of the increases; (3) make findings of fact; and (4) make appropriate recommendations for legislation and any administrative or other actions.

(Source: Library of Congress)