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2026-05-20 Senate Journal

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2026-05-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 2861
SCR 18                                                                                                                        
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 Suspending Rules                                                                            
24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                                  
Legislature, concerning House Joint Resolution No. 18, supporting the                                                           

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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 and                                                              
was before the Senate on final passage.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                                                         
NO. 18 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules                                                              
of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Joint Resolution                                                              
No. 18, 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, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SCR 18                                                                                                                          
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Rauscher,                                                                    
Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Myers                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 passed the                                                                          
Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.