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119th Congress(2025-2026)
MERICA Act of 2025
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H. R. 3872 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3872


To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2025

Mr. Fallon (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Mineral Extraction for Renewable Industry and Critical Applications Act of 2025” or the “MERICA Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Application of Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to hardrock minerals.

The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 2 (30 U.S.C. 351)—

(A) by striking “Act ‘United States’” and inserting the following: “Act:

“(1) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United States”;’

(B) by striking “Alaska. ‘Acquired lands’” and inserting the following: “Alaska.

“(2) ACQUIRED LANDS; LANDS ACQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘acquired lands”;’

(C) by striking “552). “Secretary” and inserting the following: “552).

“(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary”;’

(D) by striking “Interior. ‘Mineral leasing laws’ shall mean” and inserting the following: “Interior.

“(4) MINERAL LEASING LAWS.—The term ‘mineral leasing laws’ means”;

(E) by striking “Acts. ‘Lease’” and inserting the following: “Acts.

“(5) LEASE.—The term ‘lease”;’

(F) by striking “requires. The term” and inserting the following: “requires.

“(6) OIL.—The term”; and

(G) by adding at the end the following:

“(7) HARDROCK MINERAL.—The term ‘hardrock mineral’—

“(A) includes deposits of—

“(i) minerals found in sedimentary or other rocks;

“(ii) base metals;

“(iii) precious metals;

“(iv) industrial metals; and

“(v) precious and semi-precious gemstones; and

“(B) does not include deposits of—

“(i) coal;

“(ii) oil;

“(iii) oil shale;

“(iv) gas;

“(v) sodium;

“(vi) potassium;

“(vii) sulfur; or

“(viii) mineral materials subject to disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947, commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).”; and

(2) in section 3 (30 U.S.C. 352), by striking “and sulfur” and inserting “sulfur, and hardrock minerals”.