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BillsHH.R. 1366

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

119th CongressIntroduced February 14, 2025Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]· NV-02
Stage
In committee
Latest action
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357.
March 17, 2026

Summary

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act This bill allows mining operators to use federal lands for activities ancillary to mining, such as waste disposal, regardless of whether those lands contain mineral

Committees

  • PrimaryNatural Resources Committee

CRS subjects

Government trust fundsLand use and conservationMining

Action history

  1. February 14, 2025Introduced in House
  2. February 14, 2025Introduced in House
  3. February 14, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. August 29, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. September 3, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  6. September 17, 2025Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. September 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. September 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
  9. November 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-386.
  10. November 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-386.
  11. November 25, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 336.
  12. December 16, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
  13. December 18, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6044-6049)
  14. December 18, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
  15. December 18, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1366.
  16. December 18, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  17. December 18, 2025Ms. Leger Fernandez moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6049)
  18. December 18, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  19. December 18, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1366, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Leger Fernandez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  20. December 18, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6069-6070)
  21. December 18, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 213 (Roll no. 357).
  22. December 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 198 (Roll no. 358).
  23. December 18, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 198 (Roll no. 358). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6044)
  24. December 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  25. December 18, 2025Received in the Senate.
  26. March 17, 2026Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357.

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  • H.Res. 951related
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.