H.R. 2176 · 117th Congress
Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
R
StewartSponsorNo cosponsors.
This bill limits the authority of the Department of the Interior to withdraw federal public lands from mineral exploration.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 23, 2021
Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act
This bill limits the authority of the Department of the Interior to withdraw federal public lands from mineral exploration.
Specifically, the bill prohibits Interior from making such a withdrawal until a study has been completed that demonstrates that the proposed withdrawal will not result in any negative impacts to national security by limiting access to critical minerals.
In addition, the bill requires Interior to obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing federal public lands in excess of 5,000 acres.
Before any withdrawal is initiated, the U.S. Geological Survey must conduct a mineral assessment to ensure that the minerals to be withdrawn by a proposed withdrawal do not impede the ability of the United States or its allies to procure a secure supply chain of essential resources needed for the U.S. economy and allied nations, including resources for national security and for U.S. energy infrastructure.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act
Latest action (Jun 7, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 23, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.