United States · Bill · S
S. 1388 (105th)
A bill to provide relief from unfair interest and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Introduced
6 November 1997
Last action
7 November 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development.
Sponsors
Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Subjects
Energy, Taxation
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to preclude the payment of interest or penalties on refunds of any rates and charges for reimbursement of State ad valorem taxes ordered to be made by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in connection with natural gas sales prior to 1989.
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Timeline
6 November 1997
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
6 November 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11873-11874)
Source: IntroReferral
6 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1997
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 6 November 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 November 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 November 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 November 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/1388
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1388
- us · 105-s-1388 · source updated 24 March 2026