National Mining Association

Spending by Year

Lobbying Firms

What They Lobby For

• H.R. 520, the "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act" Hardrock Mineral Permitting Reform Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform Land Access Policies Mineral Withdrawal Policies Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals" Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security"
• H.R. 520, the "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act." Hardrock Mineral Permitting Reform. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies. Mineral Withdrawal Policies. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security." H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
• H.R. 520, the "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act." Hardrock Mineral Permitting Reform. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies. Mineral Withdrawal Policies. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security."
• Strategic and Critical Minerals legislation (not yet introduced). Permitting reform for hardrock (i.e., non-fuel) mining operations. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies. Mineral Withdrawal Policies, including under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security."
• Strategic and Critical Minerals legislation, including the American Mineral Security Act S. 1317. Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, S. 1976. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, S. 1790 and H.R. 2500 Permitting reform for hardrock (i.e., non-fuel) mining operations. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies. Mineral Withdrawal Policies, including under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security."
• Strategic and Critical Minerals legislation, including the American Mineral Security Act S. 1317. Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, S. 1976. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, S. 1790 and H.R. 2500 Permitting reform for hardrock (i.e., non-fuel) mining operations. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies, including possible revisions to USFS and BLM regulations. Mineral Withdrawal Policies, including under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security." Potential addition of a new covered sector under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
• Strategic and Critical Minerals legislation, including the American Mineral Security Act S. 1317. Strategic and Critical Minerals-related provisions in the American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657) Permitting reform for hardrock (i.e., non-fuel) mining operations. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies, including possible revisions to USFS (228A) and BLM (3809) regulations. Mineral Withdrawal Policies, including under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security." Potential addition of a new covered sector under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
• Designation of mining workers as essential to critical infrastructure.
• FY21 National Defense Authorization Act supply chain- and critical mineral-related provisions.
• Strategic and Critical Minerals legislation, including the American Mineral Security Act S. 1317. Strategic and Critical Minerals-related provisions in the American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657) Permitting reform for hardrock (i.e., non-fuel) mining operations. Transportation and Infrastructure Permitting Reform. Land Access Policies, including possible revisions to USFS (228A) and BLM (3809) regulations. Mineral Withdrawal Policies, including under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Executive Order #13817, "A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals." Secretarial Order #3359, "RE: Critical Mineral Independence and Security." Addition of a new covered sector under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

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