Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 30, 1995
- Committee actionMay 1, 1996
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 1996 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9677-9678)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1014.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 104-260 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 9, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 9, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/SRPT/260
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1014, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1014
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Frank Murkowski (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Donald Nickles.
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- S.Res. 249 (104th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
- S.Res. 258 (104th) A resolution to designate the balcony adjacent to rooms S-230 and S-231 of the United States Capitol Building as the "Robert J. Dole…
- S.Res. 110 (104th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the bombing in Oklahoma City.
- S.Con.Res. 71 (104th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the persecution of Christians worldwide.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.