H.R. 488 · 117th Congress · House

Saving America’s Mines Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced
Jan 25, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 24, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  2. FEB 18, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  3. JAN 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JAN 25, 2021IntroReferral

    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.

  6. JAN 25, 2021IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

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Referred: Feb 24, 2021

Active

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

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Referred: Feb 18, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2021

Active