H.R. 1884: Save Oak Flat Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Save Oak Flat Act

Plain summary

Save Oak Flat Act This bill repeals the requirement for the Department of Agriculture to convey the 2,422 acres of Forest System land located in Tonto National Forest in Pinal County, Arizona, known as Oak Flat, to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, in exchange for various parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper. Oak Flat is withdrawn from (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

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Official text

Save Oak Flat Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 102 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act (2021-08-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Gwen Moore (D-WI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Grace Meng (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Darren Soto (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Tom Cole (R-OK), André Carson (D-IN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 42 more.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1884.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1884 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117