{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-led-legislation-passes-house-of-representatives", "Horsford-Led Legislation Passes House of Representatives", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Steven Horsford", "H001066", "horsford.house.gov", "horsford", "https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today passed critical legislation through the U.S. House of Representatives that will diversify Nevada\u2019s economy and create good paying jobs across the state.\n\nThe Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 1366) streamlines critical mineral production and creates the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund to support an abandoned hardrock mine cleanup program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.\n\n\u201cThe bill I passed in Congress today puts Nevada\u2019s natural resources to work for Nevadans,\u201d Rep. Horsford said. \u201cStreamlining the hardrock mining process will create good jobs and strengthen our energy sector. At the same time, this legislation delivers more resources for the Silver State to clean up past mining-related contaminants in our environment. The result is more jobs, a stronger economy, and an opportunity for a cleaner Nevada moving forward.\u201d\n\n\u201cStrengthening our domestic mineral supply chain isn\u2019t optional, it\u2019s demanded to ensure we don\u2019t fall further behind China,\u201dRep. Amodei said. \u201cWestern states are sitting on a wealth of resources and a critical opportunity to break our dangerous reliance on foreign adversaries while powering our own economy. The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act restores decades of established precedent, repairs a permitting process undermined by the Rosemont decision, and gives domestic mining operations the certainty they need to compete aggressively and win. I\u2019m glad to see the House pass this bill once again with bipartisan support, and I urge the Senate to act swiftly to get it signed into law.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe bipartisan Mining Regulatory Clarity Act is foundationally important to ensuring the U.S. can use our vast domestic resources to build the mineral supply chains our economic and national security demand,\u201d Rich Nolan, National Mining Association President and CEO said. \u201cChina has weaponized its mineral dominance and left no doubt about how untenable our import reliance has become. The urgency to address our minerals challenge has never been greater. This legislation ensures the fundamental ability to conduct responsible mining activities on federal lands. Regulatory certainty, or the lack thereof, will either underpin or undermine efforts to decisively confront our minerals crisis.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Nevada Mining Association is in full support of the passage of the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act,\u201d Amanda Hilton, Nevada Mining Association President said. \u201cAs the importance of strengthening domestic supply chains continues to grow, this legislation provides clear guidance for mine operations in Nevada and across the United States to responsibly produce the minerals needed here at home, support national security, and provide good-paying careers for American workers.\u201d\n\nThe Mining Regulatory Clarity Act now moves to the U.S. Senate where Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced companion legislation.\n\nFull text of the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act is available here.\n\nInformation about Rep. Horsford\u2019s Apex Area Technical Corrections Law, which generates good jobs and diversifies Nevada\u2019s economy much like the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act would as well, is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-led-legislation-passes-house-of-representatives"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.513526774942875, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}