United States statute
Helium Act of 1925 |
| Long title | An 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. |
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| Nicknames | Helium Conservation Act of 1925 |
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| Enacted by | the 68th United States Congress |
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| Effective | March 3, 1925 |
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| Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 68–544 |
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| Statutes at Large | 43 Stat. 1110 |
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| Titles amended | 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense |
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| U.S.C. sections created | 50 U.S.C. ch. 10 § 161 et seq. |
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- 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
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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, for which the US was the only important source, 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.
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.
U.S. Statutes to Privatize & Sustain U.S. Helium
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Public Law
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Statute Citation
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Bill No.
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U.S. Presidential Administration
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| March 3, 1927
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P.L. 69-758
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44 Stat. 1387
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H.R. 15344
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Calvin Coolidge
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| September 1, 1937
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P.L. 75-411
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50 Stat. 885
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S. 1567
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| July 26, 1954
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P.L. 83-527
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68 Stat. 530
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H.R. 8713
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| September 13, 1960
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P.L. 86-777
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74 Stat. 918
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H.R. 10548
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| October 9, 1996
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P.L. 104-273
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110 Stat. 3315
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H.R. 4168
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William J. Clinton
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| October 2, 2013
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P.L. 113–40
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127 Stat. 534
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H.R. 527
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Barack H. Obama II
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