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2026-05-20 Senate Journal

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HJR 18                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18(RES) am Supporting                                                                         
the continued development of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas                                                                   
Project; recognizing the importance of the Alaska Liquefied Natural                                                             
Gas Project to the economy of the state, energy independence, and                                                               
national security; and urging the United States Congress, President                                                             
Donald J. Trump, Secretary of the Interior Douglas Burgum, and                                                                  
relevant federal agencies to take all necessary actions to expedite the                                                         
success of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Project, was read the                                                               
second time.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                               
adoption of the Resources Senate Committee Substitute offered on                                                                
page 2194. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                        
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18(RES) Supporting and recognizing the                                                                     
importance of a natural gas pipeline project in the state; and urging the                                                       

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federal government to take all necessary actions to expedite the state                                                          
natural gas pipeline project, was adopted.                                                                                      
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the resolution be                                                             
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                     
NO. 18(RES) Supporting and recognizing the importance of a natural                                                              
gas pipeline project in the state; and urging the federal government to                                                         
take all necessary actions to expedite the state natural gas pipeline                                                           
project, was read the third time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Myers moved and asked unanimous consent to be removed as                                                                
a cross sponsor on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senators Dunbar, Merrick, Kawasaki, Tobin, Wielechowski, Giessel                                                                
moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on                                                              
the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                           
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18(RES) Supporting and recognizing the                                                                     
importance of a natural gas pipeline project in the state; and urging the                                                       
federal government to take all necessary actions to expedite the state                                                          
natural gas pipeline project, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with                                                         
the following result:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHJR 18(RES)                                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson,                                                                       
Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                             
NO. 18(RES) passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for                                                             
engrossment.