House passes the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Passage
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:45 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 9 Democrats and 1 Republican who crossed. Cleared the 209 needed by 10 votes.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. It would let mining operators use federal land for related activities such as waste disposal even where minerals are not valuable enough to mine, and establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund. The House passed it with 219 yes votes, 10 more than the 209 required.
Pass H.R. 1366 in the House and send it to the Senate.
Reject H.R. 1366 in the House.
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.
209 is a majority of the 417 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 9 Democrats and 1 Republican crossing9 Democrats and 1 Republican crossed. It passed.
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#357Motion to recommitFAILED205–213
- DEC 18#358THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED219–19810 votes to spare over the 209 needed.
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