H.R. 3872 · 119th Congress

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

Introduced on Jun 10, 2025 by Pat Fallon (R-TX-4). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 10, 2025
Cosponsors
2
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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

Subjects

  • Alaska
  • Land transfers
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Metals
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Oct 31, 2025). Public domain.

This bill specifies that all federally acquired lands are eligible to be considered for hardrock mineral leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (MLAAL). The bill defines the term hardrock mineral to (1) include deposits of minerals found in sedimentary or other rocks, base metals, precious metals, industrial minerals, and precious and semi-precious gemstones; and (2) exclude deposits of coal, oil, oil shale, gas, sodium, potassium, sulfur, or mineral materials subject to disposition under the Materials Act of 1947.

By way of background, hardrock minerals are not currently listed under the MLAAL as deposits subject to a lease, while mineral resources such as coal, phosphate, oil, gas, gilsonite, and sulfur are listed. As a result, federal lands may be leased for mining hardrock minerals only if the federal lands were acquired under a statute, such as the Weeks Act, that specifically authorizes the land to be used for hardrock mineral leasing.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Pat FallonR-TX-4Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jun 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jul 2, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Oct 31, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-357.
  10. Oct 31, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-357.
  11. Oct 31, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309.
  12. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseMr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5884-5885)
  14. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3872.
  15. Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5884)
  16. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5884)
  17. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 16, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  19. Feb 12, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  20. Jun 10, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  21. Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  22. Sep 17, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  23. Sep 17, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE, INC4 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  2. Energy Exploration Technologies2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  3. National Mining Association1 report
    $820K reported (all issues)
  4. Trout Unlimited1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.