A resolution relating to the need to provide our Nation's natural gas consumers with immediate and long-term relief from rapidly increasing natural gas prices, by taking a number of actions to reduce or restrain such price increases, and by providing financial assistance to low-income consumers of natural gas.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should review administrative actions which could result in the modification of standard natural gas pipeline- producer purchase contracts; (2) pipelines and producers should renegotiate their contracts in order to reduce the rapid escalation of natural gas prices; and (3) available appropriations for direct financial assistance should be provided immediately to low-income natural gas consumers pursuant to the low-income energy assistance program established by the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.

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Timeline

1. 15 December 1982

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-3. Record Vote No: 411.

   Source: Floor

2. 15 December 1982

   Vote

   Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-3. Record Vote No: 411.

   Source: Floor

3. 15 December 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor

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