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S 2031 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Mining User charges and fees

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

Introduced: September 15, 2015 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-368.
Sep 15, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.

What's happening now October 1, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-368.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1992 Identical bill American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 3
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 15, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 13, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 6, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 23, 2016
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 17, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 16, 2016
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 30, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 15, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2031: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2031/
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"S. 2031: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2031/.
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