According the last excerpt below, none of the Senators and none of the Representatives had their positions on this bill recorded when it was passed.
H.R. 873: Helium Privatization Act of 1995
104th Congress: 1995-1996
To amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox [R-CA47]
This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h104-873
H.R. 2906: Helium Privatization Act of 1996
104th Congress: 1995-1996
To amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox [R-CA47]
This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h104-2906
H.R. 3008: Helium Privatization Act of 1996
104th Congress: 1995-1996
To amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox [R-CA47]
This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h104-3008
H.R. 4168: Helium Privatization Act of 1996
104th Congress: 1995-1996
To amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox [R-CA47]
This bill became law. It was signed by William Clinton.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h104-4168
Here is a BLM article on the helium supply:
Where Has All the Helium Gone?
By Leslie Theiss, Manager, BLM Amarillo (TX) Field Office
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a major supplier of crude helium to refiners in the United States, who market and sell pure helium throughout the world. Managing the nation’s "federal helium reserve" was a quiet federal program until 2006 when temporary shortages made news around the world.
As demand for helium is rising, supplies of crude helium are tightening. Our agency’s role in helping meet the demand by refiners is expanding even though ‘our’ crude is sold at a Congressionally mandated price that is higher than most private sources of crude.
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The amount of helium offered for sale by the BLM to private industry over the past four years was 2.1 billion cubic feet (bcf) each year. The amount of helium purchased ranged from 0.7 bcf in 2004 to 1.6 bcf in 2006. The BLM delivers crude helium to refiners along the Helium Conservation Pipeline; deliveries ranged from 1.3 bcf in 2003 to 2.1 bcf in 2006 (including reserves from previous years).
The bottom line in terms of helium supply is that there is very little excess helium refining capacity, and domestic supplies of crude helium are growing ever tighter. Until overseas plants are fully online and/or additional plants are built, we’re potentially facing additional supply disruptions, if not shortages.
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http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2007/january/NR0701_2.html
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