United States · Bill · S
S. 1542 (97th)
A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920.
Introduced
30 July 1981
Last action
27 April 1982 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Sponsors
Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to repeal a provision which prohibits a company operating a common carrier railroad from holding a coal lease under the Act unless the coal is used for its own railroad purposes.
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Timeline
30 July 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
30 July 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 August 1981
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department; OMB.
Source: Committee
25 August 1981
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Source: Committee
11 September 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
1 October 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
27 April 1982
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 July 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/1542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/1542
- us · 97-s-1542 · source updated 24 March 2026