Bill Sponsor
House Bill 655
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Securing Helium for Science Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 1, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 1, 2021
Latest Action
Feb 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
655
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Colorado
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Securing Helium for Science Act

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.

Text (1)
February 1, 2021
Actions (3)
02/22/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
02/01/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
02/01/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:00 PM