H.R. 3872: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

H.R. 3872 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this bill, federal lands acquired by the government could only be leased for mining hardrock minerals if the specific law used to acquire the land allowed it. This meant that many acquired federal lands were not available for hardrock mineral… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.