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| 103-hr-5247 | 103 | hr | 5247 | To provide for extensions and modifications of certain hydro and renewable energy programs. | Energy | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 1 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of certain licensees, to extend the time required for commencement of construction of specified hydropower projects for a maximum of two years. Terminates such authorization three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes FERC to reinstate, effective May 23, 1993, a certain previously issued hydroelectric license. Terminates such authority three years after enactment of this Act. Directs FERC to exempt a specified portion of the El Vado Hydroelectric Project in New Mexico from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to: (1) change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of FERC to exempt certain hydropower projects in Alaska from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements; and (2) report to the Congress its reasons for any failure to grant such exemptions. Directs FERC to initiate a proceeding for the purpose of making recommendations to the Congress for legislation to transfer to the State of Hawaii all or part of its licensing authority for new hydroelectric projects in Hawaii. Amends the Federal Power Act to extend from 1994 to 1996 the deadline for certain small solar, wind, waste, or geothermal power production facilities to submit the requisite applications for certification as qualifying facilities. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2520 | 103 | s | 2520 | A bill to amend title IV, of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, to encourage the mining and reclamation of previously mined areas by active mining operations, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant a credit for coal mining reclamation fees (as an incentive for commercial coal mine operators to remine previously mined lands) in certain circumstances. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2502 | 103 | s | 2502 | A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio. | Energy | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of a specified licensee, to extend the time required to commence construction of a certain hydroelectric project in Ohio for a maximum of three consecutive two-year periods. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2496 | 103 | s | 2496 | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify an exemption relating to the territory for the sale of electric power of certain electric transmission systems, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 0 | Amends the Federal Power Act to modify from October 1, 1991, to December 31, 1993, the deadline for notice of termination by a power customer of its Power Supply Contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in order to apply a specified exemption from the ten-year contract termination notice requirement regarding the purchase of electric power in certain territories from an entity other than TVA. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2497 | 103 | s | 2497 | A bill to extend the deadlines under the Federal Power Act applicable to a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of specified licensees, to extend the time required to commence construction of a certain hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2473 | 103 | s | 2473 | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act | Energy | 1994-09-29 | 1994-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act - Prescribes guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration is directed to refinance a certain appropriated debt by establishing: (1) a new principal amount for such debt; (2) new interest rates for such debt based on long-term Treasury rates in effect as of the date the principal is reset; and (3) a $100 million limit on prepayments of old capital investments before a certain date. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator in FY 1996 and thereafter as long as the Administrator makes certain claim settlement payments to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Directs the Administrator to offer to include provisions in future electric power service contracts that preclude further increases in the refinanced principal amount or interest rate obligations to the Government. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2466 | 103 | s | 2466 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-09-27 | 1994-10-22 | Became Public Law No: 103-406. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 1 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from September 30, 1994, to June 30, 1996: (1) the President's authority relating to domestic energy supply availability; and (2) the President's standby energy authorities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2469 | 103 | s | 2469 | A bill to amend Title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide for the economic and environmentally acceptable disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste resulting from the operation of gaseous diffusion plants at Paducah, Kentucky and Piketown, Ohio and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-09-27 | 1994-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE), upon the request of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (the Corporation), to accept for treatment and disposal low-level radioactive and mixed waste generated at the Corporation's gaseous diffusion facilities at Paducah, Kentucky, and Piketon, Ohio. Requires the Corporation to reimburse DOE for any increased treatment and disposal costs which are solely attributable to such wastes. Grants the Corporation the option to arrange for waste treatment or disposal at other authorized facilities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2461 | 103 | s | 2461 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-09-26 | 1994-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from September 30, 1994, to June 30, 1996: (1) the President's authority relating to domestic energy supply availability; and (2) the President's standby energy authorities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5061 | 103 | hr | 5061 | Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Management Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-09-20 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] | NY | D | T000326 | 21 | Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to begin taking possession and providing for the removal from existing storage facilities of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by a specified deadline. Transfers title to such waste or spent fuel to the Secretary at the time of its Federal removal or possession. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Management Program to implement such directive; and (2) submit annual status reports to the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:51:39Z | |
| 103-hr-5052 | 103 | hr | 5052 | To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas. | Energy | 1994-09-19 | 1994-09-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Lambert, Blanche M. [D-AR-1] | AR | D | L000035 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend the time required for commencement of construction of three specified hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5057 | 103 | hr | 5057 | Federal Nuclear Waste Responsibility Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-09-19 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] | MI | R | U000031 | 0 | Federal Nuclear Waste Responsibility Act of 1994 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to instruct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) take title to certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by a specified deadline; (2) take possession of such waste and spent fuel in accordance with the Federal Integrated Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Program; (3) establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility at one or more Federal sites; and (4) notify the Congress within 30 days if the deadline cannot be met. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit issuance of either a construction permit or combined construction and operating license for a utilization facility used for the generation of electricity for commercial sale, unless: (1) there is in existence a federally licensed facility for the interim storage or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel generated by the utilization facility; and (2) the Secretary has certified that the facility will have an adequate capacity to accept all such waste and spent nuclear fuel generated during its lifetime. | 2025-08-26T13:49:57Z | |
| 103-hr-5031 | 103 | hr | 5031 | To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio. | Energy | 1994-09-13 | 1994-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000094 | 0 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of a specified licensee, to extend for a maximum of three consecutive two-year periods the time required for commencement of construction of a certain hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-4968 | 103 | hr | 4968 | To authorize extensions of time limitations in a FERC-issued license. | Energy | 1994-08-16 | 1994-08-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] | WV | D | M000844 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend until October 3, 1999, the time required to commence construction of specified hydroelectric projects. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2383 | 103 | s | 2383 | Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act | Energy | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to sell: (1) the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project to the State of Alaska Power Authority; and (2) the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the Municipality of Anchorage. Directs the Secretary to deposit sale proceeds into the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Declares that both Projects shall continue to be exempt from Federal Power Act requirements (subject to a certain Memorandum of Agreement). Grants the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska jurisdiction to review and enforce such Memorandum, including the remedy of specific performance. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) issue rights-of-way with respect to certain Eklutna lands to the Alaska Power Administration for subsequent reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers; and (2) convey to the State of Alaska (with respect to certain Snettisham lands) improved lands under certain statutory selection entitlements. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2384 | 103 | s | 2384 | Federal Power Act Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-08-12 | 1994-10-07 | Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House amendment to Senate bill. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of certain licensees, to extend the time required for commencement of construction of specified hydropower projects for a maximum of two years. Terminates such authorization three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes FERC to reinstate, effective May 23, 1993, a certain previously issued hydroelectric license. Terminates such authority three years after enactment of this Act. Directs FERC to exempt a specified portion of the El Vado Hydroelectric Project in New Mexico from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to: (1) change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of FERC to exempt certain hydropower projects in Alaska from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements; and (2) report to the Congress its reasons for any failure to grant such exemptions. Directs FERC to initiate a proceeding for the purpose of making recommendations to the Congress for legislation to transfer to the State of Hawaii all or part of its licensing authority for new hydroelectric projects in Hawaii. Amends the Federal Power Act to extend from 1994 to 1996 the deadline for certain small solar, wind, waste, or geothermal power production facilities to submit the requisite applications for certification as qualifying facilities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4919 | 103 | hr | 4919 | Helium Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-08-08 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 29 | Helium Act of 1994 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate existing crude helium storage at the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field. Directs the Secretary to: (1) cease producing, refining, and marketing refined helium; and (2) dispose of all facilities, equipment, and Federal property interests relating to refined helium activities. Requires the Secretary to impose fees for helium storage, withdrawal, or transportation services. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) the purchase of helium by Federal agencies from certain private persons; and (2) the sale of crude helium by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from making crude helium sales in amounts that will disrupt the crude helium market price. Mandates that proceeds from helium sales be paid to the Treasury. Instructs the Secretary to eliminate helium stockpiles by a prescribed deadline. Repeals the Secretary's authority to borrow under the Helium Act. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to prepare certain annual financial statements for the Helium Operations of the Bureau of Mines. | 2025-08-26T13:52:32Z | |
| 103-hr-4908 | 103 | hr | 4908 | Hydrogen, Fusion, and High Energy and Nuclear Physics Research Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-08-05 | 1994-08-23 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600. | House | Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] | TN | D | L000381 | 4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Hydrogen Energy Research Program Title II: Fusion Energy Research Program Title III: High Energy and Nuclear Physics Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions Hydrogen, Fusion, and High Energy and Nuclear Physics Research Act of 1994 - Title I: Hydrogen Energy Research Program - Hydrogen Future Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to support specified hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs, in the areas of: (1) production; (2) storage; (3) use; (4) transportation; (5) innovative technologies; and (6) technology transfer. Requires non-Federal cost sharing for research and development programs and demonstration projects. Exempts highly innovative technology programs from such requirement. (Sec. 110) Authorizes FY 1995 through 1998 appropriations. Limits related authorizations of appropriations for each of such fiscal years for Energy Supply Research and Development activities. Title II: Fusion Energy Research Program - Directs the Secretary to carry out a Fusion Energy Research Program consisting of activities related to: (1) magnetic fusion energy technology; (2) alternative fusion concepts; and (3) the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). (Sec. 204) Directs the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for studies of: (1) fusion technologies; and (2) other energy sources, including deuterated metal. (Sec. 206) Directs the Secretary to study the advantages and disadvantages (including cost estimates) of siting ITER within or outside the United States. (Sec. 208) Authorizes FY 1995 through 1997 appropriations for programs of fusion energy and alternative energy research. Authorizes specified appropriations through FY 2000 for the Tokamak Physics Experiment from the Fusion Energy Research Program. Provides no funds for ITER, nor for any magnetic fusion facility other than ITER and related facilities, and the Tokamak Physics Experiment. Stipulates that this prohibition shall not apply to the design o… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 103-hr-4911 | 103 | hr | 4911 | To authorize extension of the time limitation for a FERC-issued hydroelectric license. | Energy | 1994-08-05 | 1994-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-4] | WA | D | I000026 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend until May 31, 2000, the time required to commence construction of a specified hydroelectric project. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-4887 | 103 | hr | 4887 | Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Assurance Act | Energy | 1994-08-02 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Grams, Rod [R-MN-6] | MN | R | G000367 | 9 | Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Assurance Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to declare that the obligation of the Secretary of Energy to accept high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel as of January 31, 1998, is absolute and is not dependent upon either commencement of repository operations or a monitored retrievable storage facility. Prohibits such obligation from being voided or delayed for any reason. Repeals: (1) the prohibition against selection of a monitored retrievable storage site until the Secretary has submitted recommendations for a spent nuclear fuel repository site; and (2) the licensing conditions for a monitored retrievable storage facility. | 2025-08-26T13:50:52Z | |
| 103-hr-4866 | 103 | hr | 4866 | Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-08-01 | 1994-08-08 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 373. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 1 | Amends the Federal Power Act to extend for two years the removal of the size restrictions for renewable energy facilities larger than 80 megawatts (thereby conferring upon such facilities the regulatory benefits conferred under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). Requires the Secretary of Energy to study and report to the Congress on current implementation of PURPA, including: (1) mandatory purchase requirements; (2) implementation of avoided cost requirements by State public service commissions; and (3) ownership restrictions. | 2025-08-26T13:49:59Z | |
| 103-hr-4847 | 103 | hr | 4847 | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act | Energy | 1994-07-28 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 10 | Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act - Prescribe guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is directed to refinance a certain appropriated debt by establishing: (1) a new principal amount for such debt; (2) new interest rates for such debt based on long-term Treasury rates in effect as of the date the principal is reset; and (3) a $100 million limit on prepayments of old capital investments before a certain date. States that certain claim settlement payments made by the Administrator to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation shall be credited against BPA payments owed to the Treasury. Directs the Administrator to offer to include provisions in future electric power service contracts that preclude further increases in the refinanced principal amount or interest rate obligations to the Government. | 2025-08-26T13:49:00Z | |
| 103-s-2332 | 103 | s | 2332 | Bonneville Power Administration Refinancing Act | Energy | 1994-07-28 | 1994-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 2 | Bonneville Power Administration Refinancing Act - Amends the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act to prescribe guidelines under which the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is directed to refinance a certain appropriated debt by establishing: (1) a new principal amount for such debt; (2) new interest rates for such debt based on long-term Treasury rates in effect as of the date the principal is reset; and (3) a $100 million limit on prepayments of old capital investments before a certain date. States that certain claim settlement payments made by the Administrator to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation shall be credited against BPA payments made to the Treasury. Directs the Administrator to offer to include provisions in future electric power service contracts that preclude further increases in the principal amount or interest rate obligations to the Government. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2313 | 103 | s | 2313 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 | Energy | 1994-07-25 | 1994-07-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Title II: Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Security Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for FY 1994 and 1995 for salaries and expenses and for the Office of the Inspector General. Prescribes guidelines for allocation and transfer of funds. Title II: Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Security - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to modify the notification requirements for NRC-regulated facilities that contain a defect or otherwise fail to comply with statutory safety requirements (including those leased by the United States Enrichment Corporation). Includes within such notification requirements Department of Energy (DOE) facilities regulated by the NRC and components supplied by DOE to licensees. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) modify the civil monetary penalties for violations of rules, regulations, orders, or licensing requirements; (2) revise from annual to biennial the dateline by which the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards must report to the Congress on reactor safety research; (3) permit NRC licensees and the employees of such licensees' contractors to carry firearms at NRC facilities; (4) authorize the NRC to promulgate regulations regarding the unauthorized introduction of dangerous weapons unto facilities within its licensing purview; (5) impose criminal penalties for the sabotage of NRC-licensed production, utilization, or waste storage facilities under construction; and (6) increase the base level penalty for certain violations of a medical therapy license. Directs the NRC to upgrade the professional requirements for persons licensed to possess nuclear byproduct materials for medical use. | 2025-08-26T13:51:40Z | |
| 103-s-2311 | 103 | s | 2311 | A bill to exempt a foreign holding company from the application of the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. | Energy | 1994-07-22 | 1994-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 1 | Declares that the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 shall not apply to a specified foreign (Canadian) holding company solely as a result of its acquisition of all the voting securities of a gas utility company that: (1) is organized and operating under Vermont law; and (2) has its service territory contiguous to the gas utility operations of the holding company. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 103-s-2295 | 103 | s | 2295 | A bill to authorize extensions of time limitations in a FERC-issued license. | Energy | 1994-07-19 | 1994-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of a certain licensee, to extend the time required for commencement of construction of its project for a maximum of three consecutive two-year periods. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4759 | 103 | hr | 4759 | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-07-14 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000094 | 0 | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to establish the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program to provide fellowships to ten outstanding elementary or secondary school teachers of mathematics or science in each fiscal year. Provides for assignment of fellowship recipients to the Senate, House of Representatives, Department of Energy, Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Office of Science and Technology, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a contractor to administer the Program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:51:23Z | |
| 103-hr-4750 | 103 | hr | 4750 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-19 | For Further Action See H.R.4752. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 0 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the loan guarantee program for development of underground coal mines. Transfers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office from the Federal Energy Administration to the Secretary of Energy. Repeals the mandates for: (1) a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Plan (while retaining authority for a one billion barrel Reserve); (2) an Early Storage Reserve; (3) a minimum fill rate; and (4) Utility, Coal, and Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves. Makes the Regional Petroleum Reserve part of the SPR. Revises SPR operation and maintenance guidelines affecting expansion, drawdown, and distribution plans. Revises SPR drawdown and distribution guidelines, including: (1) a repeal of the Secretary's allocation authority; and (2) a mandate that the Secretary sell SPR petroleum at public sale to the highest bidder. Revises: (1) SPR annual reporting requirements; and (2) guidelines governing the obligation of funds from the SPR Petroleum Account. Extends the authorities relating to the SPR through FY 1999. Repeals general emergency authorities for energy conservation, rationing, and related contingency plans. Revises guidelines governing: (1) international voluntary agreements affecting emergency responses; (2) the applicability of the Defense Production Act of 1950; and (3) antitrust defenses applicable to international voluntary agreements. Extends through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for interagency working groups to promote export of renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services. Extends emergency energy authorities through FY 1999. Extends authorizations of appropriations through FY 1999 for: (1) State energy conservation programs; and (2) the energy conservation program for schools and hospitals. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons. | 2025-08-26T13:50:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4751 | 103 | hr | 4751 | To reauthorize appropriations for the weatherization program under section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act. | Energy | 1994-07-13 | 1994-08-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Renewable Energy. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 0 | Amends the Energy Conservation and Protection Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons through FY 1996. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4752 | 103 | hr | 4752 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-07-13 | 1994-08-09 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 0 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the loan guarantee program for the development of underground coal mines. (Sec. 3) Transfers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office from the Federal Energy Administration to the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary). Directs the Secretary to: (1) exercise authority over the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) through such Office; and (2) transmit biennially to the Congress a Strategic Petroleum Reserve Operating and Readiness Plan. Repeals the mandate for: (1) an SPR August 12, 1994, Plan (while retaining authority for a one billion barrel Reserve); (2) an Early Storage Reserve; and (3) a minimum fill rate. Makes the Regional Petroleum Reserve part of the SPR. Revises SPR operation and maintenance guidelines affecting expansion, drawdown, and distribution plans. Revises SPR drawdown and distribution guidelines, including: (1) a repeal of the Secretary's allocation authority; and (2) a mandate that the Secretary sell SPR petroleum at public sale to the highest bidder. Revises: (1) SPR annual reporting requirements; and (2) guidelines governing the obligation of funds from the SPR Petroleum Account. Repeals the mandate for congressional review of contracts for which no implementing legislation is needed. Extends the authorities relating to the SPR through FY 1999. (Sec. 4) Repeals general emergency authorities. Revises guidelines governing: (1) international voluntary agreements affecting emergency responses; and (2) antitrust defenses applicable to international voluntary agreements. Extends the authorization of appropriations for interagency working groups to promote exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services through FY 1999. Repeals energy emergency preparedness authority. Extends other emergency energy authorities through FY 1999. (Sec. 5) Extends authorizations of appropriations through FY 1999 for: (1) State energy conservation programs; and (2) the energy conse… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2263 | 103 | s | 2263 | A bill to authorize extension of the time limitation for a FERC-issued hydroelectric license. | Energy | 1994-07-01 | 1994-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon request of a certain licensee, to extend the time required to commence construction of a specified hydroelectric project. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4684 | 103 | hr | 4684 | Department of Energy High Energy and Nuclear Physics Authorization Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-30 | 1994-08-03 | Text of Measure Incorporated into H.R.4908. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 8 | Department of Energy High Energy and Nuclear Physics Authorization Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 1999 for high energy physics and nuclear physics activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) enter into negotiations with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) regarding U.S. participation in the planning and construction of the Large Hadron Collider project; (2) submit an operations plan to certain congressional committees subsequent to enactment of appropriations for DOE high energy or nuclear activities; (3) contract with an independent organization to review the governance of DOE high energy and nuclear physics programs; and (4) report to the Congress on a mandated long-range plan prepared jointly with the Director of the National Science Foundation regarding Federal high energy and nuclear physics programs based on current and projected funding levels. Mandates that each of the President's annual budget requests for DOE high energy and nuclear physics activities distinguish between the budget for capital expenditures and other activities. | 2025-08-26T13:50:46Z | |
| 103-hr-4706 | 103 | hr | 4706 | To provide for certain reductions in Federal spending at or through facilities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Kreidler, Mike [D-WA-9] | WA | D | K000328 | 1 | Sets forth a sliding scale of Federal spending reductions affecting Department of Energy facilities for FY 1995 through 1997. Establishes the Reduction in Department of Energy Facility Funding Commission to submit a funding reduction implementation plan to the Secretary of Energy. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress if he or she determines the Commission's recommendations should not be followed. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the savings resulting from the mandated spending reductions should be deposited in the Treasury. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2251 | 103 | s | 2251 | Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-30 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural Development. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to Energy Policy and Conservation Act Title II: Amendments to Department of Energy Organization Act Title III: Initiatives Pertaining to the Lower Mississippi Delta Region Title IV: Purchases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by the State of Hawaii Title V: Department of Energy Technology Partnerships Title I: Amendments to Energy Policy and Conservation Act - Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate: (1) the Early Storage Reserve; (2) other storage reserves; (3) a study of Naval petroleum reserves; (4) mandatory congressional prior review of contracts for which no implementing legislation is needed; and (5) general emergency authorities. (Sec. 104) Repeals the mandate that the SPR contain a minimum of 150 million barrels of petroleum products. Instructs the Secretary, through the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office, to exercise authority over development, operation and maintenance of the SPR. Revises guidelines governing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) prepare a Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Distribution Plan; and (2) establish and maintain a Regional Petroleum Reserve as part of the SPR. Authorizes the Secretary to establish and maintain as part of the SPR a Regional Petroleum Reserve near a Federal Energy Administration Region. Directs the Secretary to sell any petroleum product withdrawn from the SPR at public sale to the highest qualified bidder, without regard to Federal, State, or local regulations controlling such sales. Revises the SPR annual reporting requirements. (Sec. 105) Extends through FY 1999: (1) the authorities relating to the SPR; and (2) standby energy authorities. Title II: Amendments to Department of Energy Organization Act - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to repeal its conflict of interest provisions (thus subjecting Department of Energy (DOE) em… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2254 | 103 | s | 2254 | Independent Nuclear Safety Board Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-30 | 1994-06-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 0 | Independent Nuclear Safety Board Act of 1994 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish the Independent Nuclear Safety Board. Directs the Board to: (1) investigate events under Nuclear Regulatory Commission jurisdiction which could adversely affect public health and safety; and (2) recommend to the Commission and to the Congress measures to minimize threats to public safety. Requires the Commission to respond in writing to such recommendations and to provide explanations for its inaction on recommendations it chooses to reject. Directs the Board to issue periodic reports to the Congress and various government agencies affected by activities subject to Commission jurisdiction, recommending corrective measures to: (1) reduce the likelihood of nuclear events similar to those investigated by the Board; and (2) improve safety conditions at nuclear facilities. Transfers to the Board all functions and necessary personnel of the Office for the Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data which relate to the Board's functions and authorities. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:50Z | |
| 103-hr-4645 | 103 | hr | 4645 | To amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to disallow recovery of certain costs incurred by public utilities pursuant to transactions authorized under section 13(b) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-06-24 | 1994-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 4 | Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to disallow recovery in jurisdictional rates of certain costs incurred by a public utility if it determines that recovery of such costs would be inconsistent with the requirements of the Federal Power Act. Declares that in any Commission proceeding to consider recovery of such costs there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the costs are just, reasonable, and neither unduly discriminatory nor preferential. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-s-2244 | 103 | s | 2244 | Independent Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-24 | 1994-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 0 | Independent Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act of 1994 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to provide that if the Secretary of Energy does not have a facility available to accept high level radioactive wastes or spent nuclear fuel from certain commercial nuclear facilities by a specified deadline, such facilities may offset the expenses of providing storage of spent fuel generated after that date through credits on certain fee payments until the date of the Secretary's first acceptance at an authorized storage or disposal facility. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4613 | 103 | hr | 4613 | To protect the ecologically fragile coastal resources of south Florida by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and by cancelling Federal leases in the area of the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the south Florida coast. | Energy | 1994-06-21 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19] | FL | D | J000187 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conducting lease sales, or permitting exploration, production, or drilling activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in a certain area in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Cancels all leases under such Act in such area. Prescribes compensation guidelines for holders of such cancelled leases. Declares that the State of Florida shall not be required to provide any compensation for cancelled leases. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2204 | 103 | s | 2204 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fee Equity Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-16 | 1994-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fee Equity Act of 1994 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to permit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to impose annual charges (in addition to user fees) upon any State with which it has entered into a cooperative agreement under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. | 2025-08-26T13:52:01Z | |
| 103-hr-4564 | 103 | hr | 4564 | Fusion Energy Research Accountability Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-10 | 1994-06-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2] | NH | D | S001113 | 0 | Fusion Energy Research Accountability Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convene a fusion policy advisory panel to report to the Congress on: (1) a single narrow approach to fusion power; and (2) develop recommendations for a plan for the future of domestic fusion energy research, ensuring attention to alternative fusion concepts. Directs the Secretary to: (1) transmit to the Congress a comprehensive management plan for fusion energy research based upon the panel's recommendations; (2) establish a mechanism for ongoing independent evaluation of the fusion energy research program; and (3) transmit a status report biennially to the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:49:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4553 | 103 | hr | 4553 | Fusion Energy Research Authorization Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-06-09 | 1994-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 0 | Fusion Energy Research Authorization Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to implement a Fusion Energy Research Program to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of producing safe, environmentally sound, and affordable energy from fusion. Prescribes program goals and elements. Directs the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review various magnetic fusion technologies and alternative fusion concepts with respect to their commercial viability. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) submit a comparisons study to the Congress regarding the siting of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER); (2) seek to reach an agreement with international partners to select a host country for ITER; (3) initiate a process to identify candidate sites for ITER within the United States; and (4) provide within a certain time period a detailed estimate to the Congress of final ITER project costs. Directs the Secretary to submit reports to the Congress on: (1) a parallel design effort on the Tokamak Physics Experiment; (2) the Fusion Energy Research Program; and (3) resource sharing with the Secretary of Defense to enhance the civilian energy applications of the Defense Inertial Confinement Fusion Program. Repeals the five-year fusion energy program established under the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Directs the Secretary to form a new University Radiation Science and Technology Program comprised of: (1) the Nuclear Engineering Research and Education Program; (2) the University Research Reactor Program; and (3) the University Reactor Fuel Assistance Program. Directs the Secretary to establish a fee collection program for certain ITER purposes and the Tokamak Physics Experiment. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the Alternative Fusion Research Program; (2) the Tokamak Physics Experiment; and (3) the University Radiation Science and Technology Program. Sets limitations upon funding for ITER construction and for magnetic fusion facilities. | 2025-08-26T13:50:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4523 | 103 | hr | 4523 | Mancos Project Private Power Development Authorization Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-05-26 | 1994-10-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436. | House | Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] | CO | R | M000477 | 0 | Mancos Project Private Power Development Authorization Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a lease with the Mancos Water Conservancy District for hydroelectric power privileges at the Mancos Project, Colorado. Provides lease conditions. Allows the District to receive revenues from the sale of power generated notwithstanding provisions of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2124 | 103 | s | 2124 | Mancos Project Private Power Development Authorization Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-05-17 | 1994-09-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO] | CO | D | C000077 | 1 | Mancos Project Private Power Development Authorization Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into a lease of power privileges at the Mancos Project, Colorado, with the Mancos Water Conservancy District for a maximum period of 40 years. States that: (1) moneys derived from such lease shall be covered into a certain reclamation fund; and (2) the Mancos Water Conservancy District may receive revenues from the sale of the power generated at the project. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2115 | 103 | s | 2115 | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii. | Energy | 1994-05-13 | 1994-06-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 0 | Amends the Federal Power Act to remove from the licensing jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hydroelectric power projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4394 | 103 | hr | 4394 | Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-05-11 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 8 | Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free telephone number to be used by State one-call (call before you dig) notification systems. Requires each State to consider whether to adopt a comprehensive statewide one-call notification program containing all elements required under this Act. Outlines required elements of the program, including prior notification of any intended excavations and its application to all excavators and underground facility operators. Provides an exception. Provides penalties for violations of the requirements of the program, as well as enforcement procedures. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States (or to operators of State notification systems) which have elected to establish and maintain a notification system with all required elements. Allows grants for alternative programs if they are at least as protective of the public health and safety and environment as a State program under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate the implementation of this Act with Federal pipeline safety requirements; (2) review and report to the Congress on the achievement of the purposes of this Act; and (3) develop and make available to States a model State one-call notification program, with suggested elements. Requires each State to provide an initial and annual status reports on progress made in implementing a State program. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on accidents caused by routine railroad maintenance. Allows States to implement more protective notification systems than that required under this Act. Directs the Secretary to consult with other agencies as to the availability and affordability of technologies which will help relocate pipelines from above-ground and remote locations. Directs the Secretary to carry out a study under the vision waiver study program which would include drivers who failed to qualify under the original study program due to a… | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-s-2104 | 103 | s | 2104 | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-05-11 | 1994-08-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 3 | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the Department of Energy (DOE) Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program to provide fellowships within DOE, the Congress, and certain Federal agencies to 12 elementary or secondary school teachers of mathematics or science. Sets forth a priority list for any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated for the Program is insufficient to support 12 fellowships. Restricts fellowship awards to teachers who: (1) would bring unique and valuable contributions; (2) are recognized for excellence in mathematics or science education; and (3) demonstrate that a sabbatical leave from teaching will be granted in order to participate in the Program (or that the teacher will return to a comparable teaching position). Vests the Secretary with Program administration authority. Instructs the Secretary to ensure that no local educational agency penalizes a teacher who elects to participate in the Program. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a partnership of DOE laboratories, academic institutions and private sector industries (WERC consortium) to conduct environmentally related education programs (including manufacturing and waste management activities) that have undergraduate and graduate educational training as component programs. Authorizes appropriations for the fellowship Program and for the WERC consortium. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4312 | 103 | hr | 4312 | Imposing certain restrictions and requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-04-28 | 1994-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19] | FL | D | J000187 | 1 | Precludes the Secretary of the Interior from permitting oil and gas development activities in specified parts of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the Straits of Florida Planning Area, and the South Atlantic Planning Area, unless: (1) certain environmental studies and assessments have been completed; and (2) the Secretary has certified to the Congress that specified environmental information has been obtained which adequately enables the Secretary to implement his or her Federal stewardship of the environment with a minimal level of uncertainty. Prohibits the Secretary from conducting any: (1) oil or gas development activity under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in a specified part of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area; or (2) preleasing activity or lease sale in the three above-mentioned Planning Areas for a specified period. Mandates specified assessments and studies of the Areas addressed by this Act. Establishes the Joint Federal-State Outer Continental Shelf Task Force to request additional studies and surveys as needed to minimize the uncertainty about the effects of preleasing, leasing, and exploration activities. Subjects the first exploration plan submitted after the date of enactment of this Act to the requirements of detailed environmental impact statements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4292 | 103 | hr | 4292 | Radiation Experimentation Victims Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-04-21 | 1994-05-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 17 | Radiation Experimentation Victims Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) report to the Congress on certain federally funded or conducted experiments that exposed individuals to radiation; (2) develop a plan to study the subsequent long-term health effects upon such individuals and their natural children; and (3) make recommendations to the Congress whether compensation is appropriate where the causal relationship between the contracting of a disease and participation in such experiments cannot be established. | 2025-08-26T13:52:37Z | |
| 103-s-2032 | 103 | s | 2032 | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act | Energy | 1994-04-20 | 1994-05-24 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-674. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prescribe guidelines to expedite purchases and deliveries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities in eligible insular areas of the United States (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands) in the event of an oil supply disruption. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to provide certain benefits for such areas during the sale of petroleum product withdrawn from the Reserve. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4247 | 103 | hr | 4247 | Department of Energy Laboratory Facilities Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-04-19 | 1994-04-25 | Executive Comment Requested from DOE. | House | Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] | MD | R | B000208 | 3 | Department of Energy Laboratory Facilities Act of 1994 - Establishes the Department of Energy Laboratory Facilities Commission. Instructs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to publish in the Federal Register and transmit to congressional energy committees: (1) the criteria proposed for making recommendations for the closure or reconfiguration of departmental laboratories resulting in cost savings for the overall budget for such laboratories; and (2) a list of the departmental laboratories recommended for closure or reconfiguration. Directs the Commission to report to the President and the congressional energy committees its findings and conclusions about the Secretary's recommendations and any deviations from the reconfiguration criteria. Sets forth a presidential review and certification scheme. Directs the Secretary to close and/or reconfigure the departmental laboratories so recommended by the Commission according to prescribed implementation guidelines. Establishes the Department of Energy Laboratory Facility Closure Account to implement closures and reconfigurations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:51Z | |
| 103-sres-193 | 103 | sres | 193 | A resolution to encourage the development of an international convention to establish international standards for nuclear power plant safety. | Energy | 1994-03-24 | 1994-03-24 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 4 | Declares that the United States supports: (1) the development of an international convention on nuclear power plant safety; (2) the inclusion of effective safety standards for the design, construction, and operation of nuclear power plants; (3) an international prohibition on the export of nuclear power plant technology and equipment to any nation that has not agreed to abide by the convention; (4) the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in implementing the convention; and (5) meetings of the potential parties to the convention to discuss its terms so that it would be open for signature and ratification by April 1996. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 103-s-1954 | 103 | s | 1954 | A bill to extend the deadlines applicable to certain hydroelectric projects under the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1994-03-22 | 1994-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 1 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon certain licensees request, to extend the time required for commencement of construction of specified hydroelectric projects. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4085 | 103 | hr | 4085 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-03-17 | 1994-04-28 | See H.R.4250. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | M000206 | 3 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal law with respect to Home Energy Assistance to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist low-income households, particularly those that pay a high proportion of household income, both for meeting immediate energy needs and in attaining the capacity to meet such needs independently in the future. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for home energy assistance needs arising from a natural disaster or other emergency. Modifies the authorized uses of funds including: (1) outreach activities and assistance particularly to low income households that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy; (2) intervention in energy crisis situations; (3) low-cost residential weatherization; and (4) State program planning and development, including leveraging programs. Authorizes the States to give priority to households with the highest home energy burdens. Requires State applications for assistance to include a plan which targets assistance to households with high home energy burdens. Repeals the prohibition against the Secretary's prescription of the manner in which the States will comply with the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Requires State applications for assistance to include: (1) a plan which describes which Department of Energy rules for Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program the State will follow with respect to repairs and improvements; and (2) specified data on the households assisted under this Act. Requires each State to notify the Secretary of any amounts that remain unobligated prior to the close of the fiscal year. | 2025-08-26T13:48:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4049 | 103 | hr | 4049 | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-03-16 | 1994-05-09 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOE. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 1 | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to maintain the readiness capability of the underground Nevada Test Site. Establishes within the Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence to be located at such Site. Directs the Center to carry out activities related to: (1) alternative and renewable energy sources; (2) nuclear stockpile stewardship; (3) disarmament and demilitarization; (4) nonproliferation; and (5) environmental technologies. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:51:28Z | |
| 103-hr-4061 | 103 | hr | 4061 | National Environmental-Economic Recovery Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-03-16 | 1994-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | National Environmental-Economic Recovery Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to make a grant to the IRCA (Industrial Resource Consultants of America) Foundation to establish a facility meeting specified criteria, including: (1) electric energy production from solid wastes; (2) location in a depressed community; (3) provision of electricity and steam to energy intensive industry customers at specified discounted market rates; and (4) acquisition of a continuing supply of feedstock to sustain maximum operational capability through long-term contracts with governmental sources. Requires customers of such facility to reinvest a specified percentage of resultant savings in either capital investments or increased employment. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on whether additional grants should be forthcoming based upon the following considerations: (1) increased employment resulting from the relocation of energy intensive industry; (2) effective disposal of solid wastes; and (3) easier, less expensive energy production. | 2025-08-26T13:49:18Z | |
| 103-s-1938 | 103 | s | 1938 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1994 - Amends Federal law with respect to Home Energy Assistance to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist low-income households, particularly those that pay a high proportion of household income, both for meeting immediate energy needs and in attaining the capacity to meet such needs independently in the future. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for home energy assistance needs arising from a natural disaster or other emergency. Modifies the authorized uses of funds including: (1) outreach activities and assistance particularly to low income households that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy; (2) intervention in energy crisis situations; (3) low-cost residential weatherization; and (4) State program planning and development, including leveraging programs. Authorizes the States to give priority to households with the highest home energy burdens. Requires State applications for assistance to include a plan which targets assistance to households with high home energy burdens. Repeals the prohibition against the Secretary's prescription of the manner in which the States will comply with the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Requires State applications for assistance to include: (1) a plan which describes which Department of Energy rules for Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program the State will follow with respect to repairs and improvements; and (2) specified data on the households assisted under this Act. Requires each State to notify the Secretary of any amounts that remain unobligated prior to the close of the fiscal year. | 2025-08-26T13:51:26Z | |
| 103-s-1928 | 103 | s | 1928 | Second Generation Nuclear Waste Act | Energy | 1994-03-15 | 1994-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 5 | Second Generation Nuclear Waste Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the issuance of a construction permit or combined construction and operating license for a utilization facility used to generate electricity for commercial sale unless: (1) a federally licensed facility exists for the permanent emplacement of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste generated by the utilization facility; and (2) the emplacement facility has adequate capacity to accept all such generated waste during the reasonably foreseeable operational lifetime of the utilization facility. Prohibits such utilization facilities from generating nuclear wastes in volumes exceeding the capacity of those permanent emplacement facilities. | 2025-08-26T13:52:24Z | |
| 103-hr-3967 | 103 | hr | 3967 | Helium Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-03-08 | 1994-08-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 358. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] | CA | D | L000225 | 35 | Helium Act of 1994 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate existing crude helium storage at the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field. Directs the Secretary to: (1) cease producing, refining, and marketing refined helium; and (2) dispose of all facilities, equipment, and Federal property interests relating to refined helium activities. Requires the Secretary to impose fees for helium storage, withdrawal, or transportation services. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) the purchase of helium by Federal agencies from certain private persons; and (2) the sale of crude helium by the Secretary. States that such sales shall be in amounts as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the helium industry, to cause minimum market disruption. Mandates that proceeds from helium sales be paid to the Treasury. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) review annually known domestic helium reserves; and (2) eliminate helium stockpiles by a prescribed deadline. Repeals the Secretary's authority to borrow under the Helium Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-3920 | 103 | hr | 3920 | Federal Nuclear Facilities Licensing and Regulation Act | Energy | 1994-02-28 | 1994-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NRC Licensing of New Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities Title II: Federal Nuclear Facilities Regulatory Review Commission Federal Nuclear Facilities Licensing and Regulation Act - Title I: NRC Licensing of New Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to mandate that any new Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities comply with the licensing requirements imposed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate standards for the protection of the public health and safety and the environment from radioactive releases from new DOE nuclear facilities. Title II: Federal Nuclear Facilities Regulatory Review Commission - Establishes the Federal Nuclear Facilities Regulatory Review Commission to recommend to the Congress an approach to subjecting existing DOE nuclear facilities to independent regulation, after taking into account specified issues. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:50:33Z | |
| 103-s-1859 | 103 | s | 1859 | Breeder Reactor Termination Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-02-22 | 1994-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 3 | Breeder Reactor Termination Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to terminate the advanced liquid metal reactor program, including: (1) its promotion of the use of liquid metal reactors for high-level radioactive waste disposal; and (2) Department of Energy (DOE) support for regulatory applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for design certification for advanced liquid metal reactors or related licensed facilities. Reassigns personnel displaced by the program's termination to other activities within DOE. Expresses the policy of the Congress that savings realized from such program termination should be used to reduce the Federal budget deficit. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hconres-202 | 103 | hconres | 202 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that all appropriations made for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 1995 should be expended, and that expenditures for such program for fiscal year 1996 should ensure the provision of services at or above the same level. | Energy | 1994-02-07 | 1994-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 104 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) should be a high priority; (2) all FY 1995 appropriations made for LIHEAP should be expended; and (3) LIHEAP expenditures for FY 1996 should ensure the provision of services at or above the level provided in FY 1995. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 103-hr-3780 | 103 | hr | 3780 | Federal Power Marketing Administrations Privatization Act of 1994 | Energy | 1994-02-02 | 1994-03-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] | SC | R | I000023 | 6 | Federal Power Marketing Administrations Privatization Act of 1994 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the power generation and transmission facilities of the Federal Power Marketing Administrations should be privatized; and (2) all property remaining after such privatization should be transferred to other governmental agencies. Directs the President to transmit to the Congress a plan for transferring all real property, facilities, and equipment of the Federal Power Marketing Administrations to public and private entities. | 2025-08-26T13:49:55Z | |
| 103-hr-3782 | 103 | hr | 3782 | Federal Energy Research Priorities Act | Energy | 1994-02-02 | 1994-04-26 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2707) | House | Rep. Kreidler, Mike [D-WA-9] | WA | D | K000328 | 4 | Federal Energy Research Priorities Act - Establishes the Department of Energy Facilities Closure and Reconfiguration Commission. Directs the Secretary of Energy to publish in the Federal Register and transmit to the congressional energy committees (the committees) the criteria proposed to be used in making recommendations for the closure or reconfiguration of Department of Energy (DOE) facilities resulting in a 25 percent budget reduction for such facilities. Requires the Commission to report to the President and the committees on its analysis and review of the Secretary's recommendations. Directs: (1) the Comptroller General to transmit to the committees amd the Commission a detailed analysis of the Secretary's recommendations; and (2) the President to transmit to the committees his approval or disapproval of them. Sets forth procedural guidelines for the closure and reconfiguration of DOE facilities. Establishes the Department of Energy Facility Closure Account to receive the proceeds resulting from the closures and reconfiguration under this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit a status report to the committees concerning: (1) the Account; and (2) implementation of the closure and reconfiguration actions. Prescribes guidelines for congressional consideration and disapproval of the Commission's report. (Provides for implementation of the recommendations if the Congress does not disapprove.) | 2025-08-26T13:49:12Z | |
| 103-hconres-188 | 103 | hconres | 188 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that a dramatic new direction in Federal Government energy research, development, demonstration and commercialization funding priorities should be adopted to improve environmental protection, create new jobs, enhance United States competitiveness, and reduce the trade deficit. | Energy | 1993-11-22 | 1994-02-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 128 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the national policy of the United States should be to: (1) increase energy efficiency, as specified; (2) increase renewable energy technologies to 20 percent of the overall national energy mix by 2010; and (3) achieve these goals by adopting a specified national strategy. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-3688 | 103 | hr | 3688 | To extend the deadlines applicable to certain hydroelectric projects under the Federal Power Act. | Energy | 1993-11-22 | 1994-01-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-11] | IL | D | S000056 | 1 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of specified licensees, to extend, for a maximum of three consecutive two-year periods, the time required for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-3711 | 103 | hr | 3711 | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-11-22 | 1994-02-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 0 | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1993 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for the underground nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site. Establishes within the Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center for Excellence at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada, to implement testing and demonstration activities related to: (1) alternative and renewable energy sources; (2) demilitarization and disarmament; (3) nuclear stockpile stewardship; (4) non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; and (5) environmental technologies. | 2025-08-26T13:52:33Z | |
| 103-hr-3546 | 103 | hr | 3546 | Propane Education and Research Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-11-19 | 1994-07-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 124 | Propane Education and Research Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to conduct a referendum among producers and retail marketers to authorize the creation of the Propane Education and Research Council and the levying of an assessment on odorized propane. Makes it the Council's mission to develop programs and enter into contracts for: (1) propane research and development; (2) consumer education; (3) propane market development; and (4) payment for program costs with funds collected under this Act. Prescribes guidelines under which the Council shall set annual assessments to cover program costs. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program to coordinate Council operations with any State propane education and research council. Proscribes the use of Council funds for lobbying activities. Directs the Secretary to issue implementation regulations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:57Z | |
| 103-hr-3513 | 103 | hr | 3513 | To terminate the gas turbine-modular helium reactor program of the Department of Energy, and to dedicate the savings to deficit reduction. | Energy | 1993-11-16 | 1993-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Byrne, Leslie L. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | B001213 | 46 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to terminate the gas turbine-modular helium reactor program of the Department of Energy. Transfers funds appropriated for such program to the Deficit Reduction Fund. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 103-s-1637 | 103 | s | 1637 | Department of the Interior Reform and Savings Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-11-08 | 1993-11-16 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Improve the Federal Helium Program Title II: Improve Minerals Management Service Royalty Collection Title III: Phase Out the Mineral Institute Program Department of the Interior Reform and Savings Act of 1993 - Title I: Improve the Federal Helium Program - Amends the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to: (1) reduce costs and increase operational efficiencies; and (2) set fees charged private industry for storage, transmission, and withdrawal of privately-owned helium from Federal storage facilities to compensate fully for all costs incurred. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make helium sales in a manner that avoids undue disruption of the usual helium market and protects the United States against avoidable loss; (2) sell helium at prices comparable to those set by private industry; and (3) develop a long-term comprehensive plan to cancel the outstanding debt owed to the Treasury related to the Federal helium program, and to improve Federal helium program operations. Title II: Improve Minerals Management Service Royalty Collection - Requires the Secretary to direct the Minerals Management Service, Royalty Management Program, to develop and implement: (1) an automated business information system to provide its auditors a lease history; (2) optimum methods to identify and resolve anomalies and to verify royalty payments; (3) new royalty compliance and enforcement measures; and (4) other actions necessary to reduce royalty underpayment and increase revenues by a specified amount. Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary to assess a penalty of ten percent of the amount of underreported royalty, and 20 percent of the amount of substantially underreported royalty. Title III: Phase Out the Mineral Institute Program - Directs the Secretary to phase out the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984 by the end of FY 1998. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-1638 | 103 | s | 1638 | Department of Energy Reform and Savings Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-11-08 | 1993-11-16 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act Title II: Federal-Private Cogeneration of Electricity Title III: Power Marketing Administration Debt Buyout Department of Energy Reform and Savings Act of 1993 - Title I: Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act - Alaska Power Administration Sale Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in accordance with specified purchase agreements, to sell: (1) the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project to the State of Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and (2) the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the Anchorage Municipal Light and Power, the Chugach Electric Association, Inc., and the Matanuska Electric Association Inc. Directs the Secretary to: (1) close out the Alaska Power Administration; and (2) assess alternative options for maximizing the return to the Treasury from the sale of the Alaska Power Marketing Administration before taking any of the sales actions authorized by this title. Title II: Federal-Private Cogeneration of Electricity - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to modify the definition of "energy savings" to include increased efficiency from cogeneration processes for other than federally owned buildings or other federally owned facilities. Title III: Power Marketing Administration Debt Buyout - Part 1: Bonneville Power Administration Debt Buyout - Bonneville Power Administration Repayment Bonds Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to sell bonds according to prescribed procedures. (Sec. 303) Amends the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act to authorize the Administrator to make expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration fund to pay the financing and debt service costs of such bonds. (Sec. 304) Amends the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act to authorize the Administrator to base power and transmission rates upon a single, combined generation and transmission repayment… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-3381 | 103 | hr | 3381 | To provide for the continued sale of power by Federal Power Marketing agencies to preference entities using power at military installations selected for closure. | Energy | 1993-10-27 | 1994-01-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3] | OK | D | B000817 | 0 | Declares that for a ten-year period specified electric power allocations provided by each Federal Power Marketing Administration shall be reserved for sale to preference entities that agree to use such power to promote economic development at a military installation that is either closed or selected for closure. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-3371 | 103 | hr | 3371 | Federal Cogeneration Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-10-26 | 1994-01-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2] | NH | D | S001113 | 0 | Federal Cogeneration Act of 1993 - Authorizes any Federal department or agency using energy for heating, cooling, manufacturing, or processing operations to enter into contracts for the provision and operation of cogeneration facilities and for the purchase of energy from those facilities. Authorizes such contracts to permit the cogeneration facility owner or operator to sell electric energy to any public or private electric utility company. | 2025-08-26T13:49:58Z | |
| 103-hr-3321 | 103 | hr | 3321 | To provide increased flexibility to States in carrying out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. | Energy | 1993-10-20 | 1993-12-14 | Became Public Law No: 103-185. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 2 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to permit a State to consider the amount of the heating or cooling component of a utility allowance received by a tenant in federally-assisted housing when setting benefit levels under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Requires such reduction to be reasonably related to the amount of the heating or cooling component. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 103-hr-3304 | 103 | hr | 3304 | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to allow State disapproval of Federal offshore leasing decisions. | Energy | 1993-10-19 | 1994-02-02 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 4 | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transmit decisions approving certain offshore lease sales to the Governor of each affected State. Grants the States specified time after such notice to disapprove such decision. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-2877 | 103 | hr | 2877 | Federal Coal Equity Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-08-05 | 1993-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Barlow, Tom [D-KY-1] | KY | D | B000151 | 1 | Federal Coal Equity Act of 1993 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to consider: (1) the economic impact that mining under a proposed lease might have on competition in the coal industry; and (2) whether there is sufficient market demand for such additional coal. Precludes the Secretary from issuing such lease if the Secretary determines that production of coal would lead to the displacement of coal produced from existing mining operations serving the existing markets. | 2025-08-26T13:50:14Z | |
| 103-s-1376 | 103 | s | 1376 | A bill to repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1993-08-05 | 1993-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 4 | Repeals the Helium Act (an Act concerned mainly with the extraction and recovery of helium for national defense purposes). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell or otherwise dispose of: (1) all facilities, equipment, and real or personal property held for activities under such Act; and (2) all helium reserves held by the United States other than those required for specific immediate needs. Requires sale proceeds to be used solely to reduce outstanding Federal debt. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-1170 | 103 | s | 1170 | A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for leasing of certain lands for oil and gas purposes. | Energy | 1993-06-29 | 1994-07-07 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO] | CO | D | C000077 | 0 | Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain public domain lands in Garfield County, Colorado, for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Conditions the authorization upon the payment of a royalty. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a sliding scale royalty of between 12.5 percent and 25 percent in amount or value of the production removed or sold from the lease. Mandates that: (1) the royalty payable to the United States be paid in crude oil of a quality acceptable to the Secretary of Energy produced on or off the reserve and shall be deposited to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR); (2) 50 percent of the value that the Secretary establishes for the royalty oil be paid to the State from amounts received which otherwise would be deposited to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; and (3) with respect to such royalty oil there shall be no payment to the reclamation fund or the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Permits such lease to include the transfer, at fair market value, of federally owned oil and gas equipment suitable for hydrocarbon development on such lands. Instructs the Secretary to take all actions necessary to ensure that the cost of compliance with this Act is minimized. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-1165 | 103 | s | 1165 | Nuclear Enforcement Accountability Act of 1994 | Energy | 1993-06-25 | 1994-08-11 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | Nuclear Enforcement Accountability Act of 1994 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to permit any person to petition the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to institute an enforcement proceeding. Subjects to judicial review any Commission decision in response to such request. Authorizes a court of appeals to award damages and single or double costs to the appellee if it determines that an appeal is frivolous. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-s-1166 | 103 | s | 1166 | Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-06-25 | 1993-10-28 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Air incorporated provisions of bill into S. 1162, as approved for full committee consideration. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 2 | Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act of 1993 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to require certain persons (including owners and operators) with information about a defect or safety violation at nuclear facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including those leased by the United States Enrichment Corporation, to notify the NRC immediately if such defect or violation could create a substantial safety hazard. Authorizes the NRC to issue regulations requiring such persons to devise and implement notification compliance procedures. Mandates that the notification requirements be preeminently posted on the business premises of persons subject to this Act. Provides a civil penalty for non-compliance. Grants the NRC enforcement powers. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish civil penalties for violations of its licensing or certification strictures. Declares that each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation for purposes of computing the civil penalty. Repeals the requirement that the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards submit an annual status report to the Congress on reactor safety research. Authorizes the NRC to: (1) permit its licensees to carry firearms while in the discharge of their official duties; and (2) issue regulations regarding the introduction of dangerous weapons or instrumentalities upon property within its licensing purview. Includes within the penalty guidelines for the sabotage of nuclear facilities those facilities subject to NRC licensing during their construction where the damage could affect public health and safety during the operation of the facility. Sets forth guidelines for the NRC to conduct warrantless searches, and to enter certain premises with a judicially approved administrative search warrant. | 2025-08-26T13:50:09Z | |
| 103-s-1162 | 103 | s | 1162 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 | Energy | 1993-06-24 | 1994-06-23 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. S. 2313 ordered reported as an original bill in lieu of this bill. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 2 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to its Office of Inspector General. Prescribes allocation guidelines. | 2025-08-26T13:49:26Z | |
| 103-hr-2365 | 103 | hr | 2365 | Breeder Reactor Termination Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-06-09 | 1993-11-10 | Provisions Included in H.R.3400. | House | Rep. Coppersmith, Sam [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | C000767 | 52 | Breeder Reactor Termination Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to terminate the advanced liquid metal reactor program, including: (1) the program's promotion of the use of liquid metal reactors for high-level radioactive waste disposal; and (2) departmental support for regulatory applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for design certification for advanced liquid metal reactors or related licensed facilities. Directs the Secretary to reassign personnel displaced as a result of such termination to other departmental activities. Declares that it is the policy of the Congress that savings realized from such termination should be used to reduce the Federal budget deficit. | 2025-08-26T13:48:45Z | |
| 103-s-1022 | 103 | s | 1022 | New Jersey Offshore Oil and Gas Moratorium Act | Energy | 1993-05-25 | 1993-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | New Jersey Offshore Oil and Gas Moratorium Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, until the year 2000, from either conducting any preleasing activity or holding any lease sale with respect to the area seaward from the State of New Jersey. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-1023 | 103 | s | 1023 | A bill to provide that no funds may be expended in fiscal year 1994 by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of preleasing and leasing activities in the Atlantic for Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 164 in the April 1992 proposal for the Outer Contintental Shelf Natural Gas and Oil Resource Management Comprehensive Program, 1992-1997. | Energy | 1993-05-25 | 1993-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Prohibits expending FY 1994 funds for preleasing and leasing activities in the Atlantic for a certain Outer Continental Shelf Lease sale specified in a proposal for the Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas and Oil Resource Management Comprehensive Program, 1992-1997. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-2170 | 103 | hr | 2170 | Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-05-19 | 1993-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] | CA | D | L000225 | 0 | Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act of 1993 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to require certain persons (including owners and operators) with information about a defect or safety violation at nuclear facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including those leased by the United States Enrichment Corporation, to notify the NRC immediately if such defect or violation could create a substantial safety hazard. Authorizes the NRC to issue regulations requiring such persons to devise and implement notification compliance procedures. Mandates that the notification requirements be prominently posted on the business premises of persons subject to this Act. Provides a civil penalty for non-compliance. Grants the NRC enforcement powers. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish civil penalties for violations of its licensing or certification strictures. Declares that each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation for purposes of computing the civil penalty. Repeals the requirement that the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards submit an annual status report to the Congress on reactor safety research. Authorizes the NRC to: (1) permit its licensees to carry firearms while in the discharge of their official duties; and (2) issue regulations regarding the introduction of dangerous weapons or instrumentalities upon property within its licensing purview. Includes within the penalty guidelines for the sabotage of nuclear facilities those facilities subject to NRC licensing during their construction where the damage could affect public health and safety during the operation of the facility. Sets forth guidelines for the NRC to conduct warrantless searches and to enter certain premises with a judicially approved administrative search warrant. | 2025-08-26T13:52:06Z | |
| 103-hr-2187 | 103 | hr | 2187 | Helium Act Amendments of 1993 | Energy | 1993-05-19 | 1994-07-19 | For Further Action See H.R.3967. | House | Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13] | TX | D | S000066 | 1 | Helium Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Helium Act to: (1) delete a provision limiting the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to contract for the acquisition and storage of helium and helium-bearing natural gas; (2) delete a provision guaranteeing that the Secretary receive the lowest purchase price for helium from private plants; (3) replace the Atomic Energy Commission with the Department of Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as purchasers from the Secretary of the major Federal requirements of helium; (4) delete provisions concerning helium sale interest rate determinations and prices of helium sold for medical purposes; and (5) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to cancel certain accrued and unpaid interest, and certain principal, of the helium production fund incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:52:17Z | |
| 103-hr-2143 | 103 | hr | 2143 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 | Energy | 1993-05-18 | 1993-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] | CA | D | L000225 | 0 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to its Office of Inspector General. Prescribes allocation guidelines. | 2025-08-26T13:51:54Z | |
| 103-hr-2081 | 103 | hr | 2081 | Nuclear Waste Policy Reassessment Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-05-11 | 1993-06-25 | Executive Comment Requested from DOE. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 1 | Nuclear Waste Policy Reassessment Act of 1993 - Prohibits any expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund during FY 1994 through 1998 for site characterization of the Yucca Mountain site (Nevada). Directs the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress on scientific means for determining a suitable repository location for the permanent deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to change: (1) from January 31, 1998, to January 31, 2003, the deadline by which the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) must dispose of high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and (2) from January 1, 2010, to January 1, 2015, the deadline by which the Secretary must report to the Congress and the President on the need for a second repository. Directs the Secretary to establish a rebate and credit procedure in order to offset the construction and operation expenses for any additional spent nuclear fuel storage capacity at a civilian nuclear power reactor which is required due to (or in anticipation of) the postponement of Federal responsibility. Terminates the rebate and/or credit program after the Secretary begins to accept spent nuclear fuel at an authorized storage or disposal facility. | 2025-08-26T13:49:16Z | |
| 103-s-930 | 103 | s | 930 | A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Oregon. | Energy | 1993-05-11 | 1993-05-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend for a specified maximum period the time required for commencement of construction of a certain hydroelectric project in the State of Oregon. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-1857 | 103 | hr | 1857 | To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1993-04-26 | 1994-07-19 | For Further Action See H.R.3967. | House | Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] | SC | R | I000023 | 10 | Repeals the Helium Act (an Act concerned mainly with the extraction and recovery of helium for national defense purposes). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell or otherwise dispose of: (1) all facilities, equipment, and real or personal property held for activities under such Act; and (2) all helium reserves held by the United States other than those required for specific immediate needs. Requires sale proceeds to be used solely to reduce outstanding Federal debt. | 2025-01-02T17:24:19Z | |
| 103-hr-1859 | 103 | hr | 1859 | Superconducting Super Collider Immediate Termination Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-04-26 | 1993-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Science. | House | Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] | SC | R | I000023 | 6 | Superconducting Super Collider Immediate Termination Act of 1993 - Prohibits the use or obligation of Federal funds for the Superconducting Super Collider Project, except as necessary for Project termination. | 2025-08-26T13:48:54Z | |
| 103-hr-1669 | 103 | hr | 1669 | To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1993-04-02 | 1993-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51] | CA | R | C000994 | 0 | Sets forth a moratorium period for the Planning Areas of Southern, Central, and Northern California, during which the Secretary of the Interior may neither conduct oil or gas preleasing or leasing activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, nor approve oil or gas exploration or development activities. Requires certain studies to be submitted to the Congress during the moratorium period. | 2025-01-02T17:24:06Z | |
| 103-hr-1684 | 103 | hr | 1684 | To amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to provide consumers with additional information concerning octane ratings and requirements, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1993-04-02 | 1993-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | S000148 | 6 | Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to require automotive fuel retailers to display a conspicuous warning to consumers at the point of sale that most cars are designed to operate on low-octane gasoline. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-1552 | 103 | hr | 1552 | To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1993-03-31 | 1994-07-19 | For Further Action See H.R.3967. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 108 | Repeals the Helium Act (an Act concerned mainly with the extraction and recovery of helium for national defense purposes). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell or otherwise dispose of: (1) all facilities, equipment, and real or personal property held for activities under such Act; and (2) all helium reserves held by the United States other than those required for specific immediate needs. Requires sale proceeds to be used solely to reduce outstanding Federal debt. | 2025-01-02T17:24:05Z | |
| 103-hr-1520 | 103 | hr | 1520 | Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1994 | Energy | 1993-03-30 | 1994-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 103-371. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 33 | Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to allow as grounds for nonrenewal of a franchise relationship the failure of the parties to agree to changes to the franchise provisions if such failure is not the result of the franchisor's insistence for the purpose of converting the leased marketing premises to operation by the franchisor's employees or agents (that is, turning the franchise into a company-owned station). Requires a franchisor that does not wish to exercise its underlying lease options to lease or purchase the marketing premises to offer to assign them to the franchisee as a prerequisite to termination or nonrenewal of the franchise relationship. Bars a franchisor from requiring, as a condition of the franchise relationship, that the franchisee waive or release its rights under Federal or State law. Declares invalid and unenforceable any franchise provision which specifies that franchise interpretation or enforcement shall be governed by the law of any State other than the one in which the franchisee has its principal place of business. Prohibits a State or any political subdivision from implementing any law or regulation which requires payment for a franchisee's goodwill upon either termination or nonrenewal of a franchise. Permits State law to specify the terms and conditions under which a franchise or franchise relationship may be transferred to a franchisee's designated successor upon the franchisee's death. Amends the definition of "failure" to provide that it does not include any failure based on a provision of the franchise which is illegal or unenforceable under State law. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-1539 | 103 | hr | 1539 | To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the position of Assistant Secretary for Natural Gas, and for other purposes. | Energy | 1993-03-30 | 1993-04-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 15 | Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the position of Assistant Secretary for Natural Gas, whose functions shall include coordination of: (1) research and development; (2) Federal policy respecting natural gas imports; and (3) Federal policy regarding natural gas exploration, production, transmission, and use. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 103-hr-1479 | 103 | hr | 1479 | Hydrogen Future Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-03-25 | 1993-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 0 | Hydrogen Future Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to support industrial hydrogen energy production research and development, including specified power source technical demonstrations (such as motor vehicles and electricity generation). | 2025-08-26T13:50:31Z | |
| 103-s-646 | 103 | s | 646 | International Fusion Energy Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-03-24 | 1993-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | International Fusion Energy Act of 1993 - Establishes the Office of the International Fusion Negotiator, whose head shall represent the United States in international negotiations regarding the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Directs the Secretary of Energy to redirect and refocus the Department of Energy (DOE) magnetic fusion program towards implementation of ITER, and a fusion demonstration reactor. Outlines ITER program requirements and management plan. Authorizes the Negotiator to enter into international agreements regarding ITER implementation and cost sharing. Requires the Negotiator to submit an annual status report to the Congress on such agreements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-635 | 103 | s | 635 | Multistate Utility Company Consumer Protection Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-03-23 | 1993-03-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | Multistate Utility Company Consumer Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Power Act to transfer from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), for purposes of determining a just and reasonable rate for consumers, the power to review and disallow the costs associated with transactions of a public utility holding company with an affiliated company. Transfers to FERC all functions of the SEC under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA). Amends the PUHCA to require that contracts with associates, entered into by holding company subsidiaries or mutual service companies, be performed for the benefit of such associate companies at a price not to exceed cost (currently, at cost). Conditions FERC approval of a mutual service company upon finding that it is organized to reasonably insure performance of contracts for member companies at such a price. (Thus allowing prices below cost.) | 2025-08-26T13:51:24Z | |
| 103-hr-1281 | 103 | hr | 1281 | National Energy Security Act of 1993 | Energy | 1993-03-10 | 1993-03-22 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] | TX | R | F000111 | 3 | National Energy Security Act of 1993 - Authorizes the President to conduct a lease sale under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for offshore oil and natural gas resources in certain eligible areas if the ratio between domestic oil production and domestic oil consumption falls below 50 percent for four consecutive months. | 2025-08-26T13:49:28Z | |
| 103-hr-1282 | 103 | hr | 1282 | Outer Continental Shelf Enhanced Exploration and Deep Water Incentives Act | Energy | 1993-03-10 | 1993-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] | TX | R | F000111 | 4 | Outer Continental Shelf Enhanced Exloration and Deep Water Incentives Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to suspend any royalty or net profit share set forth in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil or gas leases. Declares that no royalty payment shall be due on new production from leases located in depths of 200 meters or more until the capital costs directly related to such production have been recovered out of the resulting proceeds. Requires the Secretary to designate as frontier areas those portions of the OCS with respect to which the Secretary will exercise authority to modify royalty payment requirements. | 2025-08-26T13:49:25Z |
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