HR 527 · 113th Congress · Energy

Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-40.(2013-10-02)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 2013-09-19
Roll #203
Yea 97Nay 2
PassedSenate · 2013-09-19
Roll #203
Yea 97Nay 2
PassedHouse · 2013-04-26
Roll #128
Yea 394Nay 1
Democrats
186 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
208 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act - Amends the Helium Act to redefine the Federal Helium Reserve as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cliffside Gas Field and supporting infrastructure, including: (1) the Cliffside Gas Field helium storage reservoir; and (2) all associated infrastructure owned, leased, or managed under contract by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) for helium storage, transportation, withdrawal, purification, or management. Directs the Secretary (who currently is merely authorized) to offer for sale crude helium for federal, medical, scientific, and commercial uses, dividing such sales into three phases, the second of which is to maximize total recovery of helium from the Reserve. Limits the first phase to the one-year period following enactment of this Act, and specifies duration requirements for the second and third phases. Requires the Secretary to establish prices for crude helium sales during the first phase that are not less than the last sales of crude helium from the Federal Helium Reserve before enactment of this Act. Prescribes requirements for the sale of crude helium at auction for federal, medical, scientific, and commercial…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 527, the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

Sep 20, 2013

Direct spending effects for the Act, as passed by the Senate on September 19, 2013

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans