A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.
Latest action · Nov 21, 2024 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill removes statutory references to gilsonite and replaces them with references to asphaltite. This includes, for example, references to requirements for leases to qualified persons for the extraction of this material on U.S. lands.
Asphaltite is a hydrocarbon used as an additive in pigments, asphalt, oilwell cement, and other chemical products. Gilsonite, a type of asphaltite, is a registered trademark.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2024Markup Nov 19, 2024Reported Nov 21, 2024 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 12, 2024 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- Nov 21, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
- Nov 19, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 12, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-394.
- Jan 17, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Jan 17, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-394 | PENDING LEGISLATION1,049 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 12, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7004 | To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite. | Identical bill | Jan 31, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2024Reported to Senate
- Jan 17, 2024Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
