H.R. 7882

Summary

H.R. 7882, to provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was introduced in the House on Mar 9, 2026 by Rep. Pete Stauber (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jun 10, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Record

Text

H.R. 7882 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7882 IH: To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7882  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 9, 2026   Mr. Stauber  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
1.
Leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within City of Carlsbad, New Mexico
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding the exclusion in the first section of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 ) or the first sentence of section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 352 ) with respect to incorporated cities, towns, and villages, and subject to written consent provided by the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary may lease deposits of the minerals described in such section and such sentence that are located on covered land in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) or Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq. ), as applicable, and any other applicable Federal mineral leasing law.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Acquired land
The term  acquired land  has the meaning given the term  acquired lands  in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 ).
(2)
Covered land
The term  covered land  means land that—
(A)
is—
(i)
owned by the United States within the meaning of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ); or
(ii)
acquired land; and
(B)
located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Sponsors

Rep. Pete Stauber (R) sponsors H.R. 7882, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Pete Stauber

Rep. · R–MN-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 9, 2026

Wesley Hunt

Rep. · R–TX-38 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026

August Pfluger

Rep. · R–TX-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 26, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7882 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Markup By · Jun 10, 2026 · 395 Bills

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Discharged from · Jun 10, 2026 · 15 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7882 has taken 7 actions since Mar 9, 2026, the latest on Jun 10, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7882 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7882 goes by 2 titles.

• To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. — Official Title as Introduced
• To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7882 in 5 quarterly filings, 2026. 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, Environment/Superfund, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Energy/Nuclear.

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. 7882 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7882’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7882 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Mining to New Mexico.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7882, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STAUBER:H.R. 7882.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18[Page H2477]

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