Stauber Bill to ID Public Land for Potential Mining Passes House

Stauber bill to ID public land for potential mining passes House

DULUTH — A bill by U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber to speed up mining on federal lands passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Hermantown Republican's bill, H.R. 4090, coined the "Critical Mineral Dominance Act," passed the GOP-controlled House with a vote of 224-195. The bill garnered the support of 10 Democrats while one Republican, Brian Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania, voted against it. No Democrats in the Minnesota congressional dele…

Trump gets help in his critical minerals race with China as bill passes House

House lawmakers moved Wednesday to codify several of President Trump's executive orders aimed at expanding domestic mining on federal lands.

House passes bill to fast-track domestic mining of critical minerals

The House passed a bill to expedite the domestic mining of critical minerals, aiming to decrease the United States’s reliance on China. House lawmakers voted 224-195 on Wednesday to pass the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, written by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The bill would codify specific provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on domestic mining and…

House passes bill to accelerate U.S. mining of vital minerals

The House passed a bill Wednesday that would codify President Trump's executive action to increase mining of hardrock minerals, including rare earth elements, to end U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers such as China.