Bill would change rules for mining certain minerals on federal land.
H.R. 10934 — To modify the requirements applicable to certain locatable minerals, and for other purposes. · Filed by Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would change the rules for locatable minerals. Locatable minerals are metals and other materials that companies can mine on federal land. The bill text has not been made public yet. So the exact changes are not known.
Who it affects
Mining companies and people who care about federal land would be affected. Federal land is land owned by the U.S. government.
One thing to notice
The full text is not yet public. It is not clear if the bill would make mining easier or harder.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- locatable minerals — Metals and other materials that companies can mine on federal land.
- federal land — Land owned by the U.S. government, not by states or private people.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 31, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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