Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-02-14
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act” Read the full text
Environmental Protection
What it does
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 deposits valuable enough to be mined (mineral validity). It also establishes the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund. The bill addresses a 2022 decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit related to the Rosemont Copper Mine in Arizona (commonly known as the Rosemont decision , described further in CRS Report R48166 ). The court held that mining claims are only allowed where mineral validity ha
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-02-14
In the House.
Committee hearing · 2025-09-03
Passed the House · 2025-12-18
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
3
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCEvia SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCE
8 filingsNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
7 filingsBARRICK GOLD OF NORTH AMERICAvia BARRICK GOLD OF NORTH AMERICA
6 filingsBARRICK GOLD OF NORTH AMERICA INC.via CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
6 filingsKINROSS GOLD U.S.A., INC.via HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
6 filingsNEWMONT MINING CORPORATIONvia CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
6 filingsEARTHJUSTICE ACTIONvia EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
5 filingsIONEER USA CORPORATIONvia MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
4 filingsFrom 83 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357. (2026-03-17).