Collins (R-GA) Amendment # 1 – Ensures that excess funds are used to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit.
Adopted Voice
Y ✓
N
Dent (R-PA) Amendment # 2 –Seeks to ensure the continued supply of helium for end users while requiring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to honor existing contracts for the supply and delivery of helium. Affirms that the federal government will honor existing contracts that are set to expire October 1, 2015.
Y 87
N 312
Holt (D-NJ) Amendment #3 – Considers the long-term future of the Federal Helium Reserve by requiring an assessment of how closing the Federal Helium Reserve could influence helium availability, including options for insuring a reliable helium supply in coming decades.
Adopted Voice
Y ✓
N
Thornberry (R-TX) Amendment #4 – Affirms the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to allow private entities to connect to and store helium in the Federal Helium Reserve for an appropriate fee.