To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7004.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CURTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 9, January 17, 2024, Page H188):
  Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 17, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7004, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7004

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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