1995-04-11                     Senate Journal                      Page 0981
SJR 17                                                                       
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17 Supporting the Alaska                           
Humanities Forum and the National Endowment for the Humanities;                
endorsing federal legislation reauthorizing and funding the National           
Endowment for the Humanities; requesting the United States                     
Congress to fund the National Endowment for the Humanities at a                
fair and reasonable level; and urging the President of the United              
States to support legislation reauthorizing and funding at a fair and          
reasonable level the National Endowment for the Humanities, was                
read the second time.                                                          
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the                     
resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and              
placed on final passage.  Without objection, it was so ordered.                
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17 was read the third time.                        

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SJR 17                                                                       
The question being:  "Shall SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17                     
Supporting the Alaska Humanities Forum and the National                        
Endowment for the Humanities; endorsing federal legislation                    
reauthorizing and funding the National Endowment for the                       
Humanities; requesting the United States Congress to fund the                  
National Endowment for the Humanities at a fair and reasonable                 
level; and urging the President of the United States to support                
legislation reauthorizing and funding at a fair and reasonable level           
the National Endowment for the Humanities, pass the Senate?"  The              
roll was taken with the following result:                                      
                                                                               
SJR 17                                                                         
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Hoffman, Lincoln,                  
Pearce, Rieger, Salo, Taylor, Torgerson                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Frank, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Phillips, Sharp                   
                                                                               
Excused:  Zharoff                                                              
                                                                               
and so, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17 passed the Senate.                      
                                                                               
Senator Kelly gave notice of reconsideration.