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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 137
To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission should refrain from further processing restructuring proceedings
pursuant to Order No. 636 until 60 days after the submission to Con-
gress of the General Accounting Office’s study of the economic impacts
of the order on residential, commercial, and other end-users of natural
gas, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 1993
Mr. COOPER (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
MCCLOSKEY, 
Mr. 
PETERSON
of 
Minnesota, 
Mr. 
STUDDS, 
Mr.
FINGERHUT, and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following joint resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
JOINT RESOLUTION
To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission should refrain from further proc-
essing restructuring proceedings pursuant to Order No.
636 until 60 days after the submission to Congress of
the General Accounting Office’s study of the economic
impacts of the order on residential, commercial, and
other end-users of natural gas, and for other purposes.
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Whereas Congress has declared that a purpose of the Depart-
ment of Energy is to promote the continued good health
of the Nation’s small business firms, public utility dis-
tricts, municipal utilities, and private cooperatives;
Whereas residential and commercial consumers, hospitals,
schools, and others that have been identified by Congress
as high-priority users of natural gas depend on an afford-
able and reliable supply of natural gas;
Whereas the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April
8, 1992, adopted new regulations in Order No. 636;
Whereas Order No. 636 forces significant changes in the
structure of the various components of the natural gas
industry that will significantly increase the cost of natu-
ral gas and have other adverse effects on residential,
commercial, and other high-priority users;
Whereas Order No. 636 will make residential, commercial,
and other high-priority users pay all fixed costs of the
national pipeline system, instead of only their reasonable
share;
Whereas residential consumers will not be benefited by the
cost increases, but are forced by the order to pay all
transition costs created by the industry restructuring;
Whereas the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has
failed to conduct an analysis of the economic impact of
Order No. 636 on the various classes of natural gas end-
users, including higher fixed costs, higher wellhead costs,
and new transition costs; and
Whereas the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has not
conducted an analysis of the economic impact of Order
No. 636 on the various geographic regions of the country,
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and is moving with undue haste to implement Order No.
636: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission should refrain from further proc-
essing restructuring proceedings pursuant to Order No.
636 until 60 days after the submission to Congress of the
study of the General Accounting Office of the economic
impacts of the order on residential, commercial, and other
end-users of natural gas.
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