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HR 1552 103th Congress House

To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other…

Official title: To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out un… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 31, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 1994
For Further Action See H.R.3967.
Jul 26, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5079)
Apr 27, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 31, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 31, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 1994

For Further Action See H.R.3967.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals the Helium Act (an Act concerned mainly with the extraction and recovery of helium for national defense purposes).

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell or otherwise dispose of: (1) all facilities, equipment, and real or personal property held for activities under such Act; and (2) all helium reserves held by the United States other than those required for specific immediate needs. Requires sale proceeds to be used solely to reduce outstanding Federal debt.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3967 Procedurally related Helium Act of 1994
  • HR 1857 Text similarities To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in c…
  • HR 2187 Text similarities Helium Act Amendments of 1993
  • HR 4919 Text similarities Helium Act of 1994
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 4 Republican 4 Independent 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 12, 1994
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 12, 1994
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 23, 1994
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Jan 25, 1994
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 4, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 3, 1993
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Nov 2, 1993
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 29, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 8, 1993
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 9, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 9, 1993
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 20, 1993
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· Apr 20, 1993
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 31, 1993
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 31, 1993
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 31, 1993
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 31, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1552: To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1552/
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"H.R. 1552: To repeal the Helium Act, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1552/.
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H.R. 1552, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1552/.
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