Helium Act of 1925

Helium Act of 1925, 50 USC § 161, is a United States statute drafted for the purpose of conservation, exploration, and procurement of helium gas. The Act of Congress authorized the condemnation, lease, or purchase of acquired lands bearing the potential of producing helium gas. It banned the export of helium, thus forcing foreign airships to use hydrogen lift gas.[1] The Act empowered the United States Department of the Interior and United States Bureau of Mines with the jurisdiction for the experimentation, production, repurification, and research of the lighter than air gas. The Title 50 codified law provided the authority for the creation of the National Helium Reserve.

Helium Act of 1925
Long titleAn Act authorizing the conservation, production, and exploitation of helium gas, a mineral resource pertaining to the national defense, and to the development of commercial aeronautics, and for other purposes.
NicknamesHelium Conservation Act of 1925
Enacted bythe 68th United States Congress
EffectiveMarch 3, 1925
Citations
Public lawPub.L. 68–544
Statutes at Large43 Stat. 1110
Codification
Titles amended50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections created50 U.S.C. ch. 10 § 161 et seq.
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 5722 by Julius Kahn (R-CA) on May 2, 1924
  • Committee consideration by House Military Affairs
  • Passed the House on January 21, 1925 (Passed)
  • Passed the Senate on February 18, 1925 (Passed)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on February 19, 1925; agreed to by the Senate on February 26, 1925 (Agreed) and by the House on February 28, 1925 (Agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on March 3, 1925

Privatization of Helium Act

The 104th United States Congress introduced four introductory bills in pursuit of privatizing the federal helium production and refining efforts of the United States.[2][3][4][5] On October 9, 1996, the Clinton Administration abolished the U.S. Federal Helium Refining Program through the passage of the Helium Privatization Act of 1996.[6][7][8]

Amendments to 1925 Act

U.S. Congressional amendments to the Helium Act of 1925.

Date of Enactment Public Law Number Statute Citation Legislative Bill U.S. Presidential Administration
March 3, 1927 P.L. 69-758 44 Stat. 1387 H.R. 15344 Calvin Coolidge
September 1, 1937 P.L. 75-411 50 Stat. 885 S. 1567 Franklin D. Roosevelt
July 26, 1954 P.L. 83-527 68 Stat. 530 H.R. 8713 Dwight D. Eisenhower
September 13, 1960 P.L. 86-777 74 Stat. 918 H.R. 10548 Dwight D. Eisenhower
October 9, 1996 P.L. 104-273 110 Stat. 3315 H.R. 4168 William J. Clinton
October 2, 2013 P.L. 113–40 127 Stat. 534 H.R. 527 Barack H. Obama II

See also

References
  1. "There is a World-Wide Shortage of Helium". interestingengineering.com. 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. "H.R. 846 ~ Helium Act of 1995". P.L. 104-273 ~ 110 Stat. 3315. Congress.gov. February 7, 1995.
  3. "H.R. 873 ~ Helium Privatization Act of 1995". P.L. 104-273 ~ 110 Stat. 3315. Congress.gov. February 9, 1995.
  4. "H.R. 2906 ~ Helium Privatization Act of 1996". P.L. 104-273 ~ 110 Stat. 3315. Congress.gov. January 30, 1996.
  5. "H.R. 3008 ~ Helium Privatization Act of 1996". P.L. 104-273 ~ 110 Stat. 3315. Congress.gov. March 5, 1996.
  6. "Helium Privatization Act of 1996 ~ P.L. 104-273" (PDF). 110 Stat. 3315 ~ House Bill 4168. U.S. Government Printing Office. October 9, 1996.
  7. "H.R. 4168 ~ Helium Privatization Act of 1996". P.L. 104-273 ~ 110 Stat. 3315. Congress.gov. September 25, 1996.
  8. Clinton, William J. (October 9, 1996). "Statement on Signing the Helium Privatization Act of 1996 - October 9, 1996". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 1796.

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