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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Biodiesel Energy Development Act of 1997

S. 1141Introduced Sep 2, 1997Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Johnson D-SD
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 1998 — Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-622.

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

19 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats

11 of 19 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

John Ashcroft (R-MO), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), J. Kerrey (D-NE), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Pat Roberts (R-KS), James Thurmond (R-SC), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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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.