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S. 1281 118th Congress Senate

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Energy Land use and conservationMiningPipelinesRoads and highwaysUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 12, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-316.
Apr 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 12, 2023

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-316.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023

This bill sets forth a process to allow mine operations to use, occupy, and conduct operations (e.g., construction of roads and other mining infrastructure activity) on public land regardless of whether a mineral deposit has been discovered on the land.

 Related & companion bills 8
  • HR 2925 Identical bill Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024
  • HR 1 Lower Energy Costs Act
  • HR 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023
  • HR 1335 TAPP American Resources Act
  • HR 2811 Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023
  • S 947 Lower Energy Costs Act
  • S 1456 SPUR Act
  • HR 7476 Countering Communist China Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 3

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 26, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 25, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 25, 2023
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 25, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Apr 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1281: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1281/
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"S. 1281: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1281/.
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S. 1281, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1281/.
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