Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee and Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Act of 1999
Official title: “Providing emergency authority for guarantees of loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies and to qualified oil and gas companies, and for other purposes.”
Earlier name of the bill: “Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999”.
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How it passed
The Senate passed it 63 to 34 on June 18, 1999, with 3 senators who did not vote.
The House passed it 246 to 176 on August 4, 1999, with 1 member voting Present and 11 who did not vote.
It became law on August 17, 1999.
The question on the official record: House, “On Agreeing to the Senate Amendments”. Senate, “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1664”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 68 | 147 | 1 | 6 |
| House Democrats | 177 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| House independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Republicans | 21 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate Democrats | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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