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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Helium Privatization Act of 1996

H.R. 3008Introduced Mar 5, 1996Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Cox R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 27, 1996 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3008.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3008, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Ken Calvert (R-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Steve Horn (R-CA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV), Gerald Weller (R-IL), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Cox.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-47 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.