3.0.0 3872 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z House H HR 2025-06-10 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3872 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FALLON:H.R. 3872.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H2615]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-02-12T15:00:08Z Referred To 2025-12-16T19:21:12Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-09-03T13:15:22Z Referred to 2025-07-02T13:01:33Z Reported By 2025-10-31T17:38:50Z Markup By 2025-09-17T18:38:41Z Discharged from 2025-09-17T18:37:54Z Referred To 2025-06-10T14:05:35Z H. Rept. 119-357 2026-02-12 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Committee 2025-12-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2025-12-15 17:13:16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 17:13:14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5884) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 17:13:14 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5884) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-15 17:04:32 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3872. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 17:04:27 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5884-5885) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 17:04:10 Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-10-31 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00309 2025-10-31 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-357. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-10-31 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-357. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-09-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2025-09-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-09-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged Committee 2025-09-03 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-07-02 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2025-06-10 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000246 Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] Pat Fallon R TX 4 N M001224 Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] Nathaniel Moran R TX 1 2025-06-10 True H001101 Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] Pat Harrigan R NC 10 2025-06-24 False Energy Alaska 2025-09-09T17:56:03Z Land transfers 2025-09-09T17:55:55Z Licensing and registrations 2025-09-09T17:56:47Z Metals 2025-09-09T17:55:45Z Mining 2025-09-09T17:54:49Z Oil and gas 2025-09-09T17:56:09Z Energy 2025-06-27T13:25:18Z 07 2025-10-31 Reported to House 2025-12-12T15:45:00Z This bill specifies that all federally acquired lands are eligible to be considered for hardrock mineral leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (MLAAL). The bill defines the term hardrock mineral to (1) include deposits of minerals found in sedimentary or other rocks, base metals, precious metals, industrial minerals, and precious and semi-precious gemstones; and (2) exclude deposits of coal, oil, oil shale, gas, sodium, potassium, sulfur, or mineral materials subject to disposition under the Materials Act of 1947.

By way of background, hardrock minerals are not currently listed under the MLAAL as deposits subject to a lease, while mineral resources such as coal, phosphate, oil, gas, gilsonite, and sulfur are listed. As a result, federal lands may be leased for mining hardrock minerals only if the federal lands were acquired under a statute, such as the Weeks Act, that specifically authorizes the land to be used for hardrock mineral leasing.

]]> MERICA Act of 2025 Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals. 2025-12-17T04:23:22Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 MERICA Act of 2025 2025-06-13T05:53:17Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 MERICA Act of 2025 2025-06-13T05:53:16Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Mineral Extraction for Renewable Industry and Critical Applications Act of 2025 2025-06-13T05:53:16Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals. 2025-06-13T05:48:22Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3872rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr3872rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3872eh/xml/BILLS-119hr3872eh.xml Reported in House 2025-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3872rh/xml/BILLS-119hr3872rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3872ih/xml/BILLS-119hr3872ih.xml 2026-02-12 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. 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.