H.R. 209 · 118th Congress

Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023

Introduced on Jan 9, 2023 by Pete Stauber (R-MN-8). 36 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 28, 2023): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
Cosponsors
36
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve the permitting process for mining on Federal land, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Coal
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Land transfers
  • Land use and conservation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Performance measurement
  • Strategic materials and reserves

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Pete StauberR-MN-8Sponsor

Republicans · 36

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jan 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Feb 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  6. Feb 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  7. Feb 28, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Barrick Gold of North America10 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  2. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.6 reports
    $112.9M reported (all issues)
  3. American Cultural Resources Assn5 reports
    $67.5K reported (all issues)
  4. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  5. COVESTRO LLC5 reports
  6. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.5 reports
    $11M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. Newmont Mining Corporation5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  8. Pima County5 reports
    $35K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PIMA COUNTY$149.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  10. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $573.2K reported (all issues)
  11. Uranium Producers of America5 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  12. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  13. Essential Minerals Association (formerly reporting as IMA-NA)3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  14. Newmont Corporation (f/k/a Newmont Goldcorp Corporation)3 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  15. Earthjustice1 report
    $169.1K reported (all issues)
  16. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.1 report
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.