HR 488
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Saving America’s Mines Act
Introduced: January 25, 2021
Introduced by:
Stauber, Pete
Republican
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Saving America's Mines Act
This bill bars the President, the Department of the Interior, or the Department of Agriculture from declaring a moratorium on or reversing any existing lease, permit, or claim, for the mining and extraction of any critical mineral or common varieties of sand, stone, and gravel on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management land unless specifically authorized by statute or upon the lessee, permittee, or claimant's failure to comply with any of the provisions of its agreement.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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