H.R. 2531: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act

Plain summary

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, coastal resilience and restoration, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be infrastructure projects as described in Executive Order 13807, titled Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects and dated August 15, 2017.This order directed federal agencies to ensure that the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure is coordinated, predictable, and transparent. The bill sets forth general requirements for an existing mineral exploration or mine permit application. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)or the Forest Service shall appoint a project lead for the mine permitting process to coordinate with other agencies to ensure that the agencies minimize delays, set and adhere to timelines for completion of the permitting process, set clear permitting goals, and track progress against goals. The requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969are satisfied if the BLM or the Forest Service determines that the agency issuing the permit will address specified factors, such as environmental impact, alternatives to issuance of the permit, or any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources that would be involved in the proposed action. Projects on National Forest System land shall be exempt from regulations that prohibit timber tree cutting and road construction in areas without roads.

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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · 38 cosponsors

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Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), David Rouzer (R-NC), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] reported raising $525,368 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2531.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116