A bill to amend section 15d of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to provide that expenditures for pollution control facilities will be credited against acquired power investment return payments and repayments.
Latest action. Senate companion measure, H.R. 11929, passed in lieu.
Provides, under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, that expenditures for certified pollution control facilities will be credited against the payments required as a return on the appropriation investment in power facilities and the annual repayment sum. Defines the term "certified pollution control facility" for purposes of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on February 26, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Senate companion measure, H.R. 11929, passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on November 19, 1974: Senate companion measure, H.R. 11929, passed in lieu.
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In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps 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.
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Who is behind it?
HOWARD BAKER (R-TN) introduced it on February 26, 1974, and 5 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
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 February 26, 1974, 19189 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18923 days ago, on November 19, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateSenate companion measure, H.R. 11929, passed in lieu.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action