A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to deter repayment of certain reimbursable costs incurred by the Southwestern Power Administration, to waive certain costs, and to amend Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
(Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the Secretary of Energy to defer until January 1, 2027, repayment to the Treasury of deficits incurred by the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) due to a contract entered into with Arkansas Power and Light Company and Reynolds Aluminum. Waives interest charges incurred on such amounts. Requires that the power system average rate schedule be accordingly adjusted. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1944 to extend from 50 to 60 years the repayment of power investments for SWPA.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on September 9, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 10, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
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?
DALE BUMPERS (D-AR) introduced it on July 16, 1979. 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 July 16, 1979, 17223 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16801 days ago, on September 10, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers