S 1281 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023
Congress 118
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-316.
Sponsors (1)
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, NV-S) — sponsor · 2023-04-25
Action timeline (3)
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-316.
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in Senate · 2023-04-25 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (1)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- The U.S. Mining Industry and the Rosemont Decision
R48166· Reports · 2024-08-26The General Mining Act of 1872 (Mining Act) formed the bedrock of U.S. mining policy during westward expansion in the 19th century. The law remains in effect. Among other provisions, it allows parties to explore for and
Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cited in report (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48166 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-25 | ← | Cortez Masto, Catherine | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, senate NV) | sponsor | 8 | — | 10 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1,290 | $339,733 | $339,733 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 148 | $93,612 | $93,612 |
| 3 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 6 | $26,500 | $26,500 |
| 4 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 5 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 5 | d'leon consulting engineers | 0 | $0 | 3 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 6 | winged keel group | 0 | $0 | 7 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 7 | sv angel, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | medline industries, lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | wanxiang america corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | hope chicago | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | justworks | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | moraine farmland partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | ls power development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | apollo management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | avenue solutions | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 17 | the duberstein group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 18 | acesso biologics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 19 | nhs management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 20 | marquis companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 21 | fundamental | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 22 | the daschle group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 23 | tarplin downs & young llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 24 | akin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 25 | capitol hill consulting group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D · senate · NV) · sponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R48166 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2023-04-25 · sponsored by Cortez Masto, Catherine (sponsor) · sponsorship