HR 6080 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Resources Origin and Commodity Knowledge Act

Introduced Sep 14, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Thelma D. Drake R-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 20, 2006 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Resources Origin and Commodity Knowledge Act - Establishes the Mineral Commodity Information Administration under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.

Vests management of the Administration in an Administrator and Assistant Administrators whose functions include: (1) commodity information development and analysis; (2) mineral industry analysis; and (3) data acquisition and analysis.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Administrator: (1) at least 200 full-time equivalent positions from the U.S. Geological Survey; and (2) at least 100 full time equivalent positions of an administrative nature from the Department of the Interior.

Sets forth the duties of the Administrator, including: (1) implementation of a Mineral Commodity Data and Information Program; (2) continuance of the Mineral Commodity Data Time Series; (3) projections of usage patterns; (4) publication of mineral commodity reports; and (5) analyses of the foreign and domestic mineral commodities that will be required by the United States to sustain the energy supply, demand, and prices projected by the Annual Energy Outlook analysis.

Directs the Administrator to establish the Mineral Commodity Advisory Committee.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2006 to Sep 28, 2006, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalSep 14, 2006
R-PADon SherwoodOriginalSep 14, 2006
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalSep 14, 2006
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalSep 14, 2006
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalSep 14, 2006
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalSep 14, 2006
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalSep 14, 2006
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalSep 14, 2006
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalSep 14, 2006
D-MNJames L. OberstarSep 19, 2006
R-UTRob BishopSep 21, 2006
R-ARJohn BoozmanSep 25, 2006
R-NMStevan PearceSep 25, 2006
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersSep 26, 2006
R-MTDenny RehbergSep 26, 2006
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2006Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Sep 18, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  3. Sep 14, 2006Introduced in House
  4. Sep 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
  5. Sep 14, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1735)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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  1. Sep 14, 2006Introduced in House

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