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A joint resolution to approve the President's recommendation for a waiver of law pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976.

Public Law 97-93 · S.J.Res. 115 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 15, 1981 · Energy

Sponsor: Sen. James McClure (R-ID)

Cosponsors (3): Sen. Scoop Jackson,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 229 yea, 188 nay229–188
  • SenateRecorded vote: 75 yea, 19 nay75–19
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

States that the House of Representatives and Senate approve the President's recommendation for a waiver of law pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 76 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

76 yea19 nay5 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(32)

  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
  • Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
  • Sen. Gary HartD-CO
  • Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
  • Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
  • Sen. Spark MatsunagaD-HI
  • Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
  • Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
  • Sen. George MitchellD-ME
  • Sen. Bill BradleyD-NJ
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. David PryorD-AR
  • Sen. James SasserD-TN
  • Sen. Dee HuddlestonD-KY
  • Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
  • Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
  • Sen. John MelcherD-MT
  • Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
  • Sen. James ExonD-NE
  • Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
  • Sen. Alan DixonD-IL
  • Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
  • Sen. Howell HeflinD-AL
  • Sen. David BorenD-OK
  • Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
  • Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
  • Sen. Lloyd BentsenD-TX
  • Sen. Edward ZorinskyD-NE
  • Sen. Russell LongD-LA
  • Sen. John StennisD-MS
  • Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA

Republicans who voted yea(44)

  • Sen. Charles MathiasR-MD
  • Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. Henry HeinzR-PA
  • Sen. Mark AndrewsR-ND
  • Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
  • Sen. William CohenR-ME
  • Sen. William RothR-DE
  • Sen. Paula HawkinsR-FL
  • Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
  • Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
  • Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
  • Sen. John DanforthR-MO
  • Sen. Alfonse D’AmatoR-NY
  • Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
  • Sen. Rudy BoschwitzR-MN
  • Sen. James AbdnorR-SD
  • Sen. Robert KastenR-WI
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Harrison SchmittR-NM
  • Sen. Slade GortonR-WA
  • Sen. Warren RudmanR-NH
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Roger JepsenR-IA
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Alan SimpsonR-WY
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
  • Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Malcolm WallopR-WY
  • Sen. Paul LaxaltR-NV
  • Sen. Jeremiah DentonR-AL
  • Sen. John TowerR-TX
  • Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
  • Sen. Samuel HayakawaR-CA
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
  • Sen. Dan QuayleR-IN
  • Sen. James McClureR-ID
  • Sen. John EastR-NC
  • Sen. Steven SymmsR-ID
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 399 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

  1. Dec 15, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-93.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 11, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 10, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 229 - 188 (Record Vote No: 347).House roll call 347
  5. FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
  6. Nov 19, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 75-19. Record Vote No: 399.Senate roll call 399
  7. Nov 16, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  8. Nov 10, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  9. Oct 26, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  10. Oct 19, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  11. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.