Mineral Mining Parity Act

H.R. 788 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 6482 - Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act H.R. 7409 - HEATS Act H.R. 6862 - To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R.6747 - Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R. 6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R. 2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 5499 - Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act H.R. 6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Superior National Forest Restoration H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 615 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R. 3397 - Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R. 8508 - Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024 H.R. 8507 - Bottom Trawl Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 8704 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species and other bills S. 2269 - Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715 - Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452 - Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031 - Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 S. 3956/H.R. 4059 - A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior H.R. 8038 - 21st Century Peace through Strength Act H.R 8450 - Phosphate and Potash Protection Act H.R.2872 - SAFE Act H.R.9533 - ESA Amendments Act of 2024 H.R.9678 - Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act S.620 - Alaska Offshore Parity Act S. 1553 - the Resiliency for Ranching and National Conservation Health Act S.2867 - Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 4310 - a bill to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes; S. 3790 - a bill to make additional Federal public land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes S. 4431 - A bill to reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes S. 4432 - A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number) H.J.Res. 149 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington State" H.R. 8362 - Biodiversity Oversight Scaled-back And Fully Erased (BIOSAFE) Act H.R. 200 - FIR Act H.R. 6784 - ESA Flexibility Act H.R. 4821 - Interior Appropriations H.R. 6008 - R.I.C.E.s Whale Act H.R. 7408 - Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 8788 - Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health Act H.R. 8862 - Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act H.R. 3075 - Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act S.3929 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from taking certain proposed actions relating to a land management plan direction for old-growth forest conditions across the National Forest System. Nomination Shannon Estenoz - Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior

Client expense: $118,468 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight H.R. 1457, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act or the COAL Act, All Titles Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, Title I H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Withdrawal New York Stock Exchange Proposed Listing Standard for Natural Asset Companies Mining Research and Development H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 8450, Phosphate and Potash Protection of 2024, All Titles H.R. 2405, North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8693, No American Land for Communist China Act, All Titles H.R.8781, To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, All Titles H.J.Res.186 and S.J.Res.99, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2". S.4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, Multiple Titles H.R. 9533, ESA Amendments Act of 2024, All Titles Mineral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China S. 5030, National Critical Minerals Council Act, All Titles S. 5251, Critical Materials Future Act, All Titles S. 5039, Unearth Innovation Act, All Titles H.R. 9898, To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure midstream processing of critical materials, and for other purposes. Discussion Draft - To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 5050 and H.R. 9717, A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation, All Titles House MINERALS Act S. 4712, Global Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Act of 2024, All Titles

H.R. 788 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 6482 - Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act H.R. 7409 - HEATS Act H.R. 6862 - To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R.6747 - Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R. 6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R. 2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 5499 - Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act H.R. 6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 H.R. 2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act H.R. 3195 - Superior National Forest Restoration H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 615 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R. 3397 - Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R. 8508 - Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024 H.R. 8507 - Bottom Trawl Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 8038 - 21st Century Peace through Strength Act H.R 8450 - Phosphate and Potash Protection Act H.R. 8704 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species and other bills S.J.Res.80 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants". S.J.Res.81 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation". S.J.Res.84 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J. Res. 85 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S. 2269 - Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715 - Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452 - Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031 - Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 S. 3956/H.R. 4059 - A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior S. 4431 - A bill to reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes S. 4432 - A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 Nomination Shannon Estenoz - Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight H.R. 1457, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act or the COAL Act, All Titles Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, Title I H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Withdrawal NEPA Permitting Reform New York Stock Exchange Proposed Listing Standard for Natural Asset Companies Mining Research and Development H.R. 6365, Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 8450, Phosphate and Potash Protection of 2024, All Titles H.R. 2405, North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8693, No American Land for Communist China Act, All Titles H.R.8781, To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, All Titles H.J.Res.186 and S.J.Res.99, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2". Loan Programs Office Implementation Oversight

S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 H.R.788 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 6482 Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act H.R. 7409 HEATS Act H.R.7377 - Royalty Resiliency Act H.R. 6862 To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project and for other purposes H.R.6747 - Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R.1705 - A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act H.R.6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R.2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 5499, Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act H.R.4051 - Supporting the Health of Aquatic Systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue Act H.R.7375 - To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes. Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; NationalForest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas SurfaceTransportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative TechnologiesLoan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed FinalProgram and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New SourcePerformance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units;Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable CleanEnergy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 2623, PRIMED Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement NEPA Permitting Reform New York Stock Exchange Proposed Listing Standard for Natural Asset Companies Mining Research and Development

H.R.2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R.5482 - Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6482 - Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act H.R.6862 - To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes. H.R.7370 - Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act H.R.7409 - HEATS Act H.R.7375 - To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes. H.R.7422 - Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024 S.1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 NO LEG YET CLAIM Act Conserving Lands and Areas Incompatible with Mining Act

Client expense: $139,420 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 2623, To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Ensuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and Abandoned Mine Land Program Oversight Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement