House Bill 488
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Saving America’s Mines Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 25, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
488
Congress
117
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
January 25, 2021
02/24/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
02/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
01/25/2021
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.
01/25/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:28 PM