House rejects a motion to send the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:42 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 1 Democrat who crossed. 5 votes short of the 210 needed.
Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to send H.R. 1366 back to committee instead of voting on passage; this post-2021 motion is procedural and cannot include amendment instructions. The bill would let mining operators use federal lands for activities related to mining, even where the land lacks valuable mineral deposits, and establish an abandoned-mine fund. The motion failed, falling 5 votes short of the 210 needed.
Send H.R. 1366 back to committee instead of voting on passage now.
Keep H.R. 1366 on the House floor for its passage vote.
Allows hardrock miners to use multiple public-land sites for waste disposal and related work, and directs site fees to abandoned-mine reclamation.
Passed the House 219–198 on Dec. 18, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 606 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
210 is a majority of the 418 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 1 Democrat crossing1 Democrat crossed. It wasn’t enough.
Every vote on H.R. 1366, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 1366
- NOV 25Reported by Natural ResourcesREPORTED25–17
- DEC 16#337Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–207
- DEC 16#338On the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–209
- DEC 18#357THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED205–2135 votes short of the 210 needed.
- DEC 18#358On passagePASSED219–1989 Democrats voted yes
