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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4090 
To codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic 
mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2025 
Mr. STAUBER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders re-
lating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral re-
sources, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to establish the 
position of the United States as the leading producer of 
hardrock minerals, including rare earth minerals, which 
will— 
(1) create jobs and prosperity at home; 
(2) strengthen supply chains for the United 
States and the allies of the United States; 
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(3) safeguard the national Security of the 
United States; and 
(4) reduce the global influence of malign and 
adversarial states. 
SEC. 2. ANALYZING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MINERAL NET 
IMPORT RELIANCE. 
(a) COST OF NET IMPORT RELIANCE.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate— 
(1) for each mineral commodity included in the 
document published by the United States Geological 
Survey titled ‘‘Mineral Commodity Summaries 
2025’’ (Version 1.2; March 2025) for which the 
United States is reliant on imports, the dollar value 
associated with such reliance; and 
(2) the overall impact on the economy of the 
United States of imports and exports of mineral 
commodities listed in the document published by the 
United States Geological Survey titled ‘‘Mineral 
Commodity Summaries 2025’’ (Version 1.2; March 
2025) for which the United States is reliant on im-
ports. 
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(b) SUBSEQUENT INCLUSION.—Beginning in 2026, 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, shall include in each Mineral 
Commodity Summaries published by the United States 
Geological Survey the information described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. PRIORITY PROJECTS. 
(a) PROJECT IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a list of each mining 
project on Federal land for which a plan of oper-
ations, a permit application, or other application for 
approval has been submitted to the Department of 
the Interior. 
(2) APPROVAL
OF
CERTAIN
PROJECTS.—Not 
later than 10 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary submits the list required under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, with respect to each mining 
project included on the list— 
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(A) identify each priority mining project 
for which the Secretary can immediately ap-
prove or issue each plan of operations, permit 
application, and other application for approval 
submitted to the Department of the Interior; 
and 
(B) take all necessary and appropriate ac-
tions to expedite and approve or issue each such 
plan of operations, permit application, and 
other application for approval. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF
POTENTIAL
HARDROCK 
MINERAL
AND BYPRODUCT PRODUCTION.—Not later 
than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a list of each mining project on Federal land, whether ac-
tive, inactive, or proposed, that has the potential to— 
(1) increase production of hardrock minerals or 
the byproducts of hardrock minerals; 
(2) expand operations to include the byproducts 
of hardrock minerals; or 
(3) produce hardrock minerals from mine 
tailings. 
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SEC. 4. MINING POTENTIAL ON FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall identify all 
Federal land managed by the Secretary or the Secretary 
of Agriculture, which may be leased for the exploration, 
development, or production of hardrock minerals or is 
open to location under the Act of May 10, 1872 (com-
monly known as the Mining Law of 1872), where— 
(1) hardrock mineral exploration is being con-
ducted; 
(2) the Secretary, in consultation with the 
United 
States 
Geological 
Survey, 
determines 
hardrock minerals may be present but where thor-
ough exploration has not been conducted; or 
(3) known economically recoverable hardrock 
minerals are present. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In identifying Federal land under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize identifying 
Federal land on which the exploration, construction, or op-
eration of a mining project— 
(1) can most quickly be fully permitted and 
operational; and 
(2) would have the greatest potential effect on 
the robustness of the domestic mineral supply chain. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF LIST.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
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and Natural Resources of the Senate a list of all Federal 
land identified under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. REGULATORY REVIEW. 
(a) IDENTIFYING BURDENSOME FEDERAL REGULA-
TIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) review all existing regulations, orders, guid-
ance documents, policies, settlements, consent or-
ders, public land withdrawals, and any other agency 
actions within the jurisdiction of the Secretary (in 
this section referred to collectively as ‘‘agency ac-
tion’’) to identify each agency action that imposes an 
undue burden on the exploration, identification, de-
velopment, or operation of domestic mining projects; 
(2) solicit industry feedback on regulatory bot-
tlenecks and recommended strategies to expedite ap-
proval of mining projects on Federal land; and 
(3) begin implementing an action plan— 
(A) to implement industry feedback re-
ceived pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
(B) suspend, revise, or rescind, as applica-
ble, each agency action identified as unduly 
burdensome under paragraph (1) as expedi-
tiously as possible. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Con-
gress a report including— 
(1) recommendations for changes to law in ef-
fect as of the date of the enactment of this Act nec-
essary to accomplish the policy described in section 
1; and 
(2) a nationwide review of State and local stat-
utes, regulations, and ordinances the Secretary de-
termines impede development of domestic mining 
and mineral exploration projects. 
SEC. 6. MAP BABY MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prioritize ef-
forts to accelerate the ongoing, detailed geologic mapping 
of the United States, with a focus on mapping previously 
unknown deposits of hardrock minerals. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a report regarding the 
progress and estimated completion date of the comprehen-
sive national modern surface and subsurface mapping and 
data integration effort of the Department of the Interior 
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described in section 40201 of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 311). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) National Forest System land; 
(B) public lands; and 
(C) any land that may be leased for the ex-
ploration, 
development, 
or 
production 
of 
hardrock minerals. 
(2) HARDROCK MINERAL.—The term ‘‘hardrock 
mineral’’— 
(A) includes deposits of— 
(i) minerals found in sedimentary or 
other rocks; 
(ii) base metals; 
(iii) precious metals; 
(iv) industrial metals; and 
(v) 
precious 
and 
semi-precious 
gemstones; and 
(B) does not include deposits of— 
(i) coal; 
(ii) oil; 
(iii) oil shale; 
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