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House resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that it continue to support Federal ownership and operation of the Federal power marketing administrations, opposes their sale, and supports existing Federal power policies that encourage diversity, plurarism, and competition in the electric utility industry.

H.Res. 43Introduced Jan 8, 1987Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Smith R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 18, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

48 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 24 Democrats

27 of 48 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Doug Barnard (D-GA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), William Boner (D-TN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), W. Daniel (D-VA), Hal Daub (R-NE), William Dickinson (R-AL), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), John Duncan (R-TN), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Fred Grandy (R-IA), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), James Hansen (R-UT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Jones (D-TN), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Jim Moody (D-WI), Sid Morrison (R-WA) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-3 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.