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H.R. 1992: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

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H.R. 1992: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act (Sec. 2) Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.

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Official text

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1992, American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act (2015-07-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), James A. Himes (D-CT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1992 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114