MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Amendments

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8618, H8620, H8621 [30OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8552 [29OC]

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), H8632, H8633, H8634, H8635 [30OC]

——— withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8552 [29OC]

Articles and editorials

US Needs Alternatives to China’s Rare Earth Monopoly, H8614 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (see H.R. 245), H227 [4JA]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1523), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 309), H282 [8JA]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see S. 3127), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 1373), H2233 [26FE]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H8537 [28OC]

——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see S. 173), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 665), H718 [17JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 170), H207 [3JA]

BLM: clarify that permits are not required for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent federally owned (see H.R. 1650), H2614 [8MR]

——— convey certain lands to Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO), facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and reclamation, resolve potential U.S. liability, and promote economic development in Lyon County, NV (see H.R. 1813), H2754 [18MR]

——— create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection (see H.R. 1333), H2100 [25FE]

——— require a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States to supplement primary and secondary education and support institutions of higher education (see H.R. 786), H1211 [24JA]

——— withdraw certain land in Sandoval County, NM, from mineral development and maintain authority to sell, lease, or exchange surface rights (see S. 526), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2640), H3679 [9MY]

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (see S. 1079), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2181), H3217 [9AP]

——— withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), consideration (see H. Res. 656), H8537 [28OC]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express concern over use of, and take steps to end, child labor in cobalt and other mines and identify U.S. entities that receive or benefit from cobalt obtained from child labor (see H. Res. 531), H7481 [30JY]

Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park (see S. 60), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 426), H461 [10JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative (see S. 2093), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4410), H7834 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy: assure a long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements (see H.R. 4481), H7901 [24SE]

——— authorize Office of Fossil Energy development of advanced separation technologies for extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts (see S. 1052), S2270 [4AP]

——— establish Thorium Storage, Energy, and Industrial Products Corp. (see S. 2093), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4410), H7834 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 947), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2205), S5011 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4248), H7558 [9SE]

——— authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental entities to reclaim and restore land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining activities before a certain date (see H.R. 315), H283 [8JA]

——— convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 998), H1390 [6FE]

——— develop and publish quadrennial all-of-the-above onshore energy production plan strategy to meet domestic energy needs (see H.R. 785), H1211 [24JA]

——— extend period during which certain reclamation fees are required to be paid (see S. 1193), S2434 [11AP]

——— facilitate availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs (see S. 1317), S2613 [2MY]

——— include Florida in Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program and extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see S. 13), S19 [3JA]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see S. 1386), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2579), H3500 [8MY]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see S. 1232), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2156), H3216 [9AP]

——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 4435), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide that an order imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted (see H.R. 2910), H4118 [22MY]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 1335), H2100 [25FE]

——— regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands (see H.R. 484), H463 [10JA]

——— revise Final List of Critical Minerals (see H.R. 3405), H5036 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation: study regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to aggregates used in construction projects and reduce costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects (see H.R. 5117), H8908 [15NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H3473 [7MY]

EPA: address public health and environmental crisis on the Navajo Nation caused by abandoned uranium mines (see H. Res. 737), H9222 [3DE]

——— allow for modified permits for industrial minerals remining operations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 844), H1282 [29JA]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 3604), H5265 [28JN]

Government regulations: affirm that States should primarily regulate hydraulic fracturing and the President should not declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless authorized by Congress (see S. Res. 411), S6475 [7NO] (see H. Res. 659), H8595 [29OC]

Health: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3067 [3AP]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 377), S6156 [24OC]

Oregon: withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see S. 1262), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 992), H1389 [6FE]

Pensions: nclude certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H1341 [31JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 27), S19 [3JA] (see S. 671), S1705 [6MR] (see S. 2788), S6447 [6NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H1341 [31JA]

Power resources: make certain adjustments to the fiscal terms for fossil fuel development and make other reforms to improve returns to taxpayers for development of Federal energy resources (see H.R. 4364), H7754 [17SE]

Public lands: require Federal acquisition of mineral rights beneath Superfund National Priorities List sites and prohibit disturbance or extraction of such minerals (see H.R. 3747), H5774 [12JY]

Reoforce, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 4972), H8719 [31OC]

Safety: ban certain small, high-powered rare earth magnets (see S. 3143), S7208 [19DE]

Simonson, Theodore: relief (see H.R. 4972), H8719 [31OC]

Strategic materials: modify requirements relative to acquisition and disposal of certain rare earth materials (see H.R. 3567), H5257 [27JN]

Superior National Forest: provide for a land exchange with PolyMet Mining, Inc. (see H.R. 527), H543 [14JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for certain facilities that remediate and reclaim coal refuse sites by producing electricity from coal refuse (see H.R. 4735), H8257 [18OC]

——— extend credit for production of refined coal (see S. 1405), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2622), H3678 [9MY]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers and direct funds toward rebuilding infrastructure, consumer tax rebates, and coal country assistance (see H.R. 4142), H7488 [2AU]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers to offset Social Security payroll tax reduction, pay Social Security beneficiaries, and offset higher energy prices for low-income households (see H.R. 3966), H7462 (see H.R. 4058), H7466 [25JY]

——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see H.R. 1796), H2744 [14MR]

——— permanently extend mine rescue team training credit (see H.R. 1974), H2916 [28MR]

——— repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 714), S1734 [7MR]

Letters

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act: Buster D. Johnson, Mohave County, AZ, Board of Supervisors, H8630 [30OC]

——— Daniel T. Naatz, Independent Petroleum Association of America, H8630 [30OC]

——— Kathleen M. Sgamma, Western Energy Alliance, H8631 [30OC]

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Jon J. Indall, Uranium Producers of America (organization), H8614 [30OC]

United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan: West Virginia constituent, S2730 [8MY], S2867 [15MY]

Lists

Organizations opposing H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, H8614 [30OC]

Organizations opposing H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8630 [30OC]

Motions

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8642 [30OC]

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), H8638 [30OC]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8676 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (H.R. 245), H469 [11JA]

Arizona: certify that permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region will not adversely affect employment opportunities for Native Americans, minorities, and women, H8618–H8620 [30OC]

——— complete mineral survey prior to permanently extending moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region, H8621, H8622 [30OC]

——— ensure permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region does not result in increased mineral imports from certain countries, H8643 [30OC]

——— exclude land in 4th Congressional District from permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region, H8620, H8621 [30OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8609–H8622, H8640–H8645 [30OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8550–H8552 [29OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), motion to recommit, H8643 [30OC]

Australia: welcome Prime Minister Scott Morrison to the U.S., support relationship with the U.S., explore supply chain for rare earth materials, and address violations by China relative to maritime law and intellectual property, H7758 [18SE]

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: allow Federal lands withdrawn from further mineral development to be conveyed or exchanged with State trust land entities, as well as Indian tribes, H8633, H8634 [30OC]

——— allow further mineral development on surrounding Federal land if developers have been in compliance with standards for archaeological sites and areas of sensitivity, H8635, H8636 [30OC]

——— clarify that withdrawal of certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development only impacts Federal lands and has no impact on valid existing rights of Indian tribes, H8632, H8633 [30OC]

——— delay withdrawal of surrounding Federal land from further mineral development until it is determined that withdrawal won’t impact development or economic value of Native American mineral rights, H8634 [30OC]

——— prohibit withdrawal of certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development if it is determined New Mexico will suffer loss of revenues, H8638 [30OC]

——— withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), H8622–H8640 [30OC]

——— withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), consideration (H. Res. 656), H8550–H8552 [29OC]

——— withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), motion to recommit, H8638 [30OC]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to finalize environmental impact statement for proposed Pebble Mine project, H4746–H4748 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (H.R. 4248), H8231 [18OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement Executive Order that includes uranium in list of minerals considered critical to U.S. economy and national security for purposes of expedited permitting, H4949, H4950 [20JN]

——— reinstate production safety systems rule and well control rule, H7630, H7631 [11SE]

Drake Cement LLC: tribute, E333 [21MR]

Emery County, UT: tribute to county leaders efforts to establish San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area, E316 [18MR]

Government regulations: affirm that States should primarily regulate hydraulic fracturing and the President should not declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless authorized by Congress (H. Res. 659), H8551, H8552 [29OC]

Minnesota: impact of coal industry policies, H4782 [19JN]

——— implementation of Twin Metals Minnesota Project, H4447, H4448 [12JN]

National forests: require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving lands in Minnesota and provide for renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, H4448 [12JN]

Pensions: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, E1614 [18DE]

San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area: establish, E316 [18MR], E1026 [2AU]

SEC: exempt companies from requirement to disclose total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees if they are required to make chief executive officer pay ratio or conflict minerals disclosures, H8238, H8239 [18OC]

——— repeal certain disclosure requirements relative to conflict minerals, H5133, H5134 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S2632 [6MY]

Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park, S902 [6FE], S1107 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: extend Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, S4893 [17JY]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 377), S6307 [30OC]

Pensions: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S4199 [24JN], S6221–S6223 [29OC], S6731–S6733 [21NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), S1309–S1311 [13FE], S2730 [8MY], S2866 [15MY], S4891–S4894 [17JY], S5781–S5783 [15OC], S5830 [16OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), unanimous-consent request, S5783 [15OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 2788), S6454 [7NO], S6737 [21NO], S6934 [10DE], S6960, S6970 [11DE], S7130–S7133 [18DE]

Reports filed

American Mineral Security Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 116–131), S5965 [22OC]

Buffalo Tract Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 526), S7112 [17DE]

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 116–224), H8094 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 116–264), H8537 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 656) (H. Rept. 116–264), H8537 [28OC]

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1373) (H. Rept. 116–222), H8094 [4OC]

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1262), S7156 [18DE]

Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1052) (S. Rept. 116–74), S5359 [9SE]

Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2156) (H. Rept. 116–223), H8094 [4OC]

Uranium Classification Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3405) (H. Rept. 116–225), H8094 [4OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act: Navajo Nation, Huerfano Chapter, H8624 [30OC]

——— Navajo Nation, Nageezi Chapter, H8625 [30OC]

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Mohave County, AZ, Board of Supervisors, H8620 [30OC]

Statements

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H8614 [30OC]

Why I Changed My Mind About Nuclear Power: Michael Shellenberger, Environmental Progress (organization), H8616–H8618 [30OC]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8676 [30OC]

Testimonies

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act: Delora Hesuse, Navajo Nation, Nageezi Chapter, H8624 [30OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 656, consideration of H.R. 823, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, H.R. 1373, Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, and H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8550 [29OC]

H.R. 2181, Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, H8631 [30OC]

S. Res. 377, designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S6160 [24OC]

S. Res. 411, affirm that States should primarily regulate hydraulic fracturing and the President should not declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless authorized by Congress, S6480 [7NO]