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H.R.5859 / 115th Congress

Education and Energy Act of 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 871.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 17, 2018

Education and Energy Act of 2018

This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require excess revenue from new mineral and geothermal leases to be provided to the states in which the revenue is generated to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of higher education. The bill applies to revenue from new leases that are in excess of the Congressional Budget Office's estimated revenue for the leases in the prior fiscal year.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R–CO

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
  • Natural Resources Committee
2 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 871.

  2. Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.

  3. Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.

  4. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.

  5. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1067, Part I.

  6. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1067, Part I.

  7. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.

  8. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  9. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

  10. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  11. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  12. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  13. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  14. Introduced in House

  15. Introduced in House

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