To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression of interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6481.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HAGEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 195, November 28, 2023, Page H5936):
  Article 1 Section 8. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression of interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, and for other purposes. By Mr. FULCHER H.R. 6482. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any of Congress' enumerated powers, including Congress's power over appropriations. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill revises environmental reviews of certain geothermal energy…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 28, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 6481, 118th Congress

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  May 27, 2025

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