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S. 468: Mining Jobs Protection Act

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S. 468: Mining Jobs Protection Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1221-1222)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1221-1222) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Mining Jobs Protection Act

Plain summary

Mining Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions that require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consult with the Secretary of the Army before denying or restricting the use of specified areas as disposal sites for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Requires the Administrator to provide, within specified timeframes, to: (1) the Secretary notice of any concerns with respect to a specification for a disposal site proposed to be issued under a permit to discharge into navigable waters; and (2) the Secretary and permit applicants the reasons for any disapproval of permits. Removes the Administrator's authority to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site: (1) 60 days after the Administrator receives the proposed specification from the Secretary for review; and (2) once the Secretary has issued a permit for dredged or fill material. Authorizes the Secretary to reevaluate and reissue, or to elect not to reissue, a specification in any case in which, before the enactment of this Act, the Administrator disproved of a specification after it was issued by the Secretary. Sets forth requirements that must be met before the Administrator or the head of another agency requests that a proposed permit for dredged or fill material receive a higher level of review by the Secretary.

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Official text

Mining Jobs Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · 11 cosponsors

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Rand Paul (R-KY), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] reported raising $278,697 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s468 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112