3.0.0 7580 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z House HR 2022-04-26 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIJALVA:H.R. 7580.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3[Page H4575]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2022-04-27T20:25:18Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2022-04-27T20:21:32Z Referred to 2022-04-26T18:02:40Z 2022-04-27 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Committee 2022-04-27 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2022-04-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2022-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 N L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2022-04-26 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2022-04-26 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2022-04-26 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2022-04-26 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2022-04-26 True P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2022-04-26 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2022-04-26 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2022-04-26 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2022-04-26 True L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2022-04-26 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2022-04-26 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2022-05-16 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2022-05-16 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2022-05-16 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2022-05-16 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2022-05-16 False M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 2022-05-16 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2022-11-16 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2022-11-29 False Energy Energy 00 2022-04-26 Introduced in House 2022-05-24T14:08:19Z Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022

This bill addresses mineral leasing, exploration, and development on federal land. For example, the bill

  • prohibits the issuance of a patent for certain mining or millsite claims;
  • establishes a permitting and leasing system for hardrock mining;
  • establishes a 12.5% royalty on new mining operations and an 8% royalty on existing operations, with an exemption for small miners;
  • protects special places, such as wilderness study areas, roadless areas, and wild and scenic rivers, from hardrock mining activity;
  • requires consultation prior to undertaking any mineral activities that may have a substantial direct impact on the lands or interests of Indian tribes;
  • establishes an environmental standard for mining activities to ensure that mining activities prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources;
  • prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances; and
  • authorizes the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund to be used for responding to hazardous substance releases on abandoned hardrock mine land, including efforts to reclaim the land.
]]> Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022 Display Title Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7580ih/xml/BILLS-117hr7580ih.xml 2022-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.