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S 3596 118th Congress Senate Energy Land use and conservation Mining Oil and gas

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.

Introduced: January 17, 2024 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 12, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-394.
Jan 17, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill removes statutory references to gilsonite and replaces them with references to asphaltite. This includes, for example, references to requirements for leases to qualified persons for the extraction of this material on U.S. lands. 

Asphaltite is a hydrocarbon used as an additive in pigments, asphalt, oilwell cement, and other chemical products. Gilsonite, a type of asphaltite, is a registered trademark.

What's happening now November 21, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.

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