Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act

Introduced Feb 6, 2025Latest action Dec 2, 2025Energy

Plain-English summary

Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act This bill increases payments states receive for specified revenue generated from oil, gas, geothermal steam, coal, and certain other natural resources on onshore federal land. Specifically, the bill eliminates the 2% administrative fee that the Bureau of Land Management currently deducts from a state's payment for such natural resources developed within the state.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

John A Barrasso

Cosponsor · Republican · WY

Cynthia M. Lummis

Cosponsor · Republican · WY

Steve Daines

Sponsor · Republican · MT

Kevin Cramer

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

Tim Sheehy

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

John R. Curtis

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

John Hoeven

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

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Official Subjects

EnergyLand transfersMiningCoalState and local financeUser charges and feesOil and gas

Action Timeline

Dec 2, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.

Feb 6, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Sources & text

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