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HR 3249 104th Congress House

Mining and Mineral Resources Institutes Act

Official title: To authorize appropriations for a mining institute to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the nation's seabed, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 16, 1996 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Arctic and polar regionsAuthorizationContinental shelfDepartment of the Interior
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Economics and Public FinanceEnvironmental ProtectionFederal aid to researchGovernment Operations and PoliticsIslandsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMines and mineral resourcesOcean miningResearch and developmentResearch centersResearch grantsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTechnological innovations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-312.
Oct 19, 1996
Signed by President.
Oct 10, 1996
Presented to President.
Oct 4, 1996
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 3, 1996
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12407)
Oct 3, 1996
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12407)
Jul 17, 1996
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
Jul 16, 1996
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 16, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 16, 1996
On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 16, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 16, 1996
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7607-7609)
Jul 16, 1996
Mr. Calvert asked unanimous consent to discharge from the Union Calendar and consider.
Jul 12, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
Jul 12, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 104-673.
Jun 19, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 19, 1996
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jun 19, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 18, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 16, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 16, 1996
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,287 – An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the bill as reported from the Committee … Agreed to Jul 16, 1996
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 Latest action October 19, 1996

Became Public Law No: 104-312.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations for an institute or institutes experienced in investigating the continental shelf regions of the United States, the deep seabed and near shore environments of islands, and the Arctic and cold water regions as a source for nonfuel minerals. Mandates that the institutes use such funds to assist in developing domestic technological capabilities required for environmentally sound location and recovery of minerals (other than oil and gas) from such seabeds.

Renames the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984 as the Mining and Mineral Resources Institutes Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1194 Companion bill Marine Mineral Resources Research Act of 1996
 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 16, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3249: Mining and Mineral Resources Institutes Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3249/
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