US HR2925

Bill

US HR2925

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024

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Introduced
04/27/2023

In Committee
02/06/2024

Crossed Over
05/09/2024

Passed

Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024, amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide security of tenure for the use of mining claims on public lands for ancillary activities, such as prospecting, exploration, extraction, and processing of locatable minerals, as well as the construction and maintenance of necessary infrastructure. It grants claimants the right to use and occupy public lands for these operations, as long as they timely pay the required location and claim maintenance fees or comply with the assessment work requirements. The bill also deems that claimants who fulfill these requirements satisfy any fair market value requirements for the use of public lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The bill includes several savings clauses to ensure it does not diminish existing rights, create new rights on lands not open to location, or limit the government's ability to regulate mining activities in certain withdrawn areas.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Mark Amodei (R)*, Mary Peltola (D),

Last Action

House Committee on Rules Hearing (01:00:00 6/1/2024 H-313, CAPITOL) (on 06/01/2024)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2925/all-info

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2925/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2925/BILLS-118hr2925eh.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2925/BILLS-118hr2925rh2.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2925/BILLS-118hr2925rh.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2925/BILLS-118hr2925ih.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1	Lower Energy Costs Act TAPP American Resources Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1.	Related
HR1335	TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 18.	Related
HR209	Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Related
HR2811	Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023	Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-76.	Related
HR7476	Countering Communist China Act Stop CCP Fentanyl Act Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2024 Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act DATA Act Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act DITCH Act Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act ENABLERS Act Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act STOP CCP Act Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act Disclosing Inve	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Related
HRes1173	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for anc	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
HRes1194	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Rep	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S1281	Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.	Same As
S1456	SPUR Act Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Related
S947	Lower Energy Costs Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HR1

Lower Energy Costs Act TAPP American Resources Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1.

HR1335

TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 18.

HR209

Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

HR2811

Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023

Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-76.

HR7476

Countering Communist China Act Stop CCP Fentanyl Act Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2024 Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act DATA Act Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act DITCH Act Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act ENABLERS Act Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act STOP CCP Act Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act Disclosing Inve

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

HRes1173

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for anc

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

HRes1194

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Rep

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

S1281

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Same As

S1456

SPUR Act Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S947

Lower Energy Costs Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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