Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022
Latest action · Apr 27, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022
This bill addresses mineral leasing, exploration, and development on federal land. For example, the bill
- prohibits the issuance of a patent for certain mining or millsite claims;
- establishes a permitting and leasing system for hardrock mining;
- establishes a 12.5% royalty on new mining operations and an 8% royalty on existing operations, with an exemption for small miners;
- protects special places, such as wilderness study areas, roadless areas, and wild and scenic rivers, from hardrock mining activity;
- requires consultation prior to undertaking any mineral activities that may have a substantial direct impact on the lands or interests of Indian tribes;
- establishes an environmental standard for mining activities to ensure that mining activities prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources;
- prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances; and
- authorizes the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund to be used for responding to hazardous substance releases on abandoned hardrock mine land, including efforts to reclaim the land.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2022 to Nov 29, 2022; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 26, 2022 |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Nov 29, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2022 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2022 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Apr 27, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Apr 26, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H4575H.R. 7580 | — | Apr 27, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 69, April 27, 2022, page H4575.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-21 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON REFORMING THE MINING LAW OF 1812--H.R. 7580,"CLEANING ENERGY MINERALS REFORM ACT OF 2022''117 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 12, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47227 | Critical Minerals in Electric Vehicle Batteries Archived | Report | Aug 29, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2579 | Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Aug 4, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
