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H.R. 4625: Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004

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H.R. 4625: Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-21 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004

Plain summary

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004 - Declares a royalty rate of two percent upon the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at point of shipment to market from Federal land in the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the effects of such royalty reduction, including: (1) the amount of sodium compounds and related products at point of shipment to market; (2) the number of jobs created or maintained during such reduction period; (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the United States and the portion to the States; and (4) a recommendation of whether the reduced royalty rate should apply after the end of the five-year period.

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Official text

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4625, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004 (2004-07-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4625, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004 (2004-07-19)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4625 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108