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H.R. 488: Saving America’s Mines Act

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H.R. 488: Saving America’s Mines Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. 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

Saving America’s Mines Act

Plain summary

Saving America's Mines Act This bill bars the President, the Department of the Interior, or the Department of Agriculture from declaring a moratorium on or reversing any existing lease, permit, or claim, for the mining and extraction of any critical mineral or common varieties of sand, stone, and gravel on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management land unless specifically authorized by statute or upon the lessee, permittee, or claimant's failure to comply with any of the provisions of its agreement.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Saving America’s Mines Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom Emmer (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), James R. Baird (R-IN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Don Bacon (R-NE), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Statute
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr488 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117