SENATE 3596118th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.
- Last Action
- 11/21/2024
Actions
- 2024-11-21Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
- 2024-11-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- 2024-11-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
- 2024-11-19Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2024-06-12Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-394.
- 2024-01-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2024-01-17Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2024-11-21 (25)
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.
Subjects
- Land use and conservation
- Mining
- Oil and gas
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