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BLM Live Internet Auctions Act

Introduced: February 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
Sep 10, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-201.
Jul 24, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 24, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 2013
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
May 22, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live bidding methods.

Requires each individual Internet-based lease sale to conclude within seven days.

Directs the Secretary to analyze the first 10 such lease sales, including estimates of: (1) increases or decreases in such lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and (2) the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of such sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding.

Requires the report to evaluate the demonstrated or expected effectiveness of different structures for lease sales which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest return to the federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of the leasing process.

What's happening now September 10, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.

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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 23, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 4, 2013
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Feb 12, 2013
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 555: BLM Live Internet Auctions Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-555/
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"H.R. 555: BLM Live Internet Auctions Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-555/.
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H.R. 555, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-555/.
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