S. 2781 · 118th Congress

Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024

Introduced on Sep 13, 2023 by Martin Heinrich (D-NM). 40 cosponsors, 21 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-155.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-155
Introduced
Sep 13, 2023
Cosponsors
40
21 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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

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

Official title

A bill to promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Government information and archives
  • Government trust funds
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Land use and conservation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mining
  • Pollution liability
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Soil pollution
  • State and local government operations
  • Water quality

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Martin HeinrichD-NMSponsor

Democrats · 17

Independents · 2

Republicans · 21

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 13, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 13, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. Jan 25, 2024Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  4. Jan 25, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Jan 25, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
  6. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5665; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5665-5670)
  7. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateThe committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Jul 31, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5670-5676)
  9. Jul 31, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5670-5676)
  10. Aug 2, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Aug 6, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  12. Aug 6, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  13. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseMs. Maloy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  14. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6570-6578)
  15. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2781.
  16. Dec 10, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6570-6576)
  17. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6570-6576)
  18. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Dec 12, 2024Presented to President.
  20. Dec 12, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
  23. Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-155.
  24. Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-155.

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. National Mining Association8 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  2. MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC6 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  3. American Exploration & Mining Association5 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  4. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  5. Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC (formerly known as MillerCoors LLC)5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  6. Perpetua Resources, Corp.5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  7. The Nature Conservancy5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  8. Trout Unlimited5 reports
    $572K reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  10. Regeneration Enterprises, Inc.3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  11. Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership3 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  12. Rio Tinto Services, Inc.2 reports
    Federal contractor: RIO TINTO SERVICES INC$54.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  13. Kinross Gold U.S.A., Inc.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  14. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $146.1K reported (all issues)
  15. State of Nevada1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.