H.R. 931

Summary

H.R. 931, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Troy Downing (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, and last saw action on May 20, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 931 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 931 IH: To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 931  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Mr. Downing  (for himself and  Mr. Zinke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
1.
Authorization to mine Federal minerals
(a)
Definition of Bull Mountains mining plan modification
In this Act, the term  Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification  means Amendment 3, Bull Mountains Mine No. 1, Mining Plan Modification for Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988, that was approved by Department of the Interior Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management in a concurrence memorandum, dated November 18, 2020.
(b)
Mining of Federal minerals
(1)
In general
All Federal coal reserves leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 located in the Federal land described in subsection (c) are authorized to be mined in accordance with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification.
(2)
Requirement
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall, without modification or delay, approve the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification to the extent necessary to mine the Federal land described in subsection (c).
(c)
Description of Federal land
The Federal land referred to in subsection (b) is the following land, comprising 800 acres, more or less, located in T. 6 N., R. 27 E., Montana Principal Meridian, Musselshell County, Montana:
(1)
The NE  1/4  of section 8.
(2)
The SW  1/4  of section 10.
(3)
The W  1/2 , SE  1/4  of section 22.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Troy Downing (R) sponsors H.R. 931, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Troy Downing

Rep. · R–MT-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025

Ryan Zinke

Rep. · R–MT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 931 went before 2 committees: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · May 20, 2025 · 15 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 931 has taken 4 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 931 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 931, as Identical bill.

S 362A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.Feb 11, 2026 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 931 goes by 2 titles.

• To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 931 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Transportation, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 931 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 931’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 931 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Environmental assessment, monitoring, research to Montana.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 931, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DOWNING:H.R. 931.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution.[Page H460]

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