HR6391Referred to Committee
Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-12-03
Introduced
33
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Adelita S. Grijalva
Democrat · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (271 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/G000606
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (33)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)Original· 2025-12-03
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)Original· 2025-12-03
- Dave Min (D-CA-47)Original· 2025-12-03
- Derek Tran (D-CA-45)Original· 2025-12-03
- Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)Original· 2025-12-03
- Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2025-12-03
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)Original· 2025-12-03
- Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35)Original· 2025-12-03
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-12-03
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25)Original· 2025-12-03
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37)Original· 2025-12-03
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)Original· 2025-12-03
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)Original· 2025-12-03
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)· 2025-12-09
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)· 2025-12-09
- André Carson (D-IN-7)· 2025-12-10
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-12-10
- Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-12-10
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-12-15
- Emily Randall (D-WA-6)· 2025-12-15
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)· 2025-12-15
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)· 2025-12-15
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)· 2025-12-15
- Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)· 2025-12-17
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2025-12-17
- Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2026-01-08
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)· 2026-01-08
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2026-01-08
- Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)· 2026-01-23
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2026-02-12
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2026-03-04
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)· 2026-03-12
- Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2026-04-15
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-12-03
Previously
- Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-03
Plain-English Summary
This bill would prevent a foreign-owned mining company from extracting copper at Oak Flat, a sacred site in Arizona, by blocking or canceling the mining lease on that land. The legislation aims to protect the area from environmental damage and preserve its cultural and spiritual significance to Native American tribes who have used the site for generations. It would affect the mining company's operations while keeping the public land in its current state rather than allowing industrial development.
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Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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