HR 9019
116th Congress
House
Energy
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Research and development
Strategic materials and reserves
User charges and fees
Securing Helium for Science Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 17, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing Helium for Science Act of 2020
This bill revises requirements governing the sale of the Federal Helium Reserve.
Under current law, the federal government must sell or dispose of all assets of the Federal Helium Reserve by Sept 30, 2021. The bill requires any purchaser of the assets to agree to provide helium to holders of federal research grants at a discounted rate for the next eight years as specified by the bill.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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