A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on natural gas prices.
Latest action. Clean Bill H.R.4277 Forwarded by subcommitteeA smaller panel inside a standing committee with jurisdiction over a slice of its subject matter. Most hearings and the first markup usually happen here.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) to Full Committee in Lieu.
Expresses the sense of Congress that efforts should be taken to assure that: (1) decontrol of natural gas prices does not occur; (2) wellhead price controls are applied to all categories of natural gas; (3) artificially high wellhead prices are reduced; (4) certain contract provisions which artificially increase natural gas prices are eliminated; (5) natural gas companies justify price increases; (6) additional assistance is provided to individuals unable to pay residential heating costs; and (7) residential weatherization activities are increased.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on January 25, 1983. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
A concurrent resolution needs both chambers to adopt it, and is then done. It is not sent to the President and does not become law.
The record's latest action, on November 2, 1983: Clean Bill H.R.4277 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
- Adoption by the House
- Adoption by the Senate
What is a concurrent resolution, exactly?
A concurrent resolution is how the two chambers agree on something between themselves, such as a budget framework or the date they adjourn. Both chambers adopt it, the President plays no part, and it does not carry the force of law.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CARDISS COLLINS (D-IL) introduced it on January 25, 1983. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 25, 1983, 15934 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15653 days ago, on November 2, 1983.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 98th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1985 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers