Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Mining

Bill Introduced: S.861 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes.

2013-05-05T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1829 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013

2013-05-05T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.841 Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1722 Burdensome Paperwork Reduction for Our Miners Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of the forms related to obtaining workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits Program.

Bill Introduced: S.830 EPA Fair Play Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material.

Bill Introduced: S.831 Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2017, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

Bill Introduced: S.805 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, and empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1672 Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To withdraw and reserve certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area, Montana, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.773 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.771 Soledad Canyon Settlement Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide to the Secretary of the Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-20139 and CA-22901, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1645 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.681 Offshore Fairness Act

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to extend the seaward boundaries of certain States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1430 Offshore Fairness Act

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To extend the seaward boundaries of certain States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.651 Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1350 Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1373 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To improve compliance with mine safety and health laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine tragedies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1307 To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes.

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1183 Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1063 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the minerals critical to United States manufacturing and agricultural competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.981 Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2013

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment, and for other purposes.