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HR 3859 113th Congress House

Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act

Official title: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
Energy Energy revenues and royaltiesInflation and pricesOil and gasPublic contracts and procurement
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Jan 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 13, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the national minimum acceptable bid for oil and gas leases.

Increases from $2 per acre to $5 per acre the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease.

Increases the annual rental of a lease from $1.50 per acre to $3 per acre for the first through the fifth year of the lease.

Increases the annual lease rental from $2 per acre to $4 per acre for each year after such fifth year.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a cost-of-living adjustment of such dollar amounts at least once every four years and to publish each one in the Federal Register.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 14, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 14, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 27, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Feb 27, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Feb 27, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Jan 13, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3859: Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3859/
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"H.R. 3859: Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3859/.
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