A comprehensive energy measure has moved a large step forward, with Senate passage, but tough negotiations lie ahead with the House, which approved a markedly different bill. Senate approval came on June 28 by an 85-12 vote.
"This bill is many things," says its main sponsor, Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici (R-N.M.). He says it has provisions to strengthen the nation's electric grid, promote energy conservation, stimulate nuclear power, expand ethanol use and provide "jobs, jobs and jobs."