Bills / H.R. 1501
H.R. 1501
Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
In plain English
The Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 would permanently allow certain mining infrastructure projects to qualify for faster federal environmental reviews. It would also block a proposed rule that would limit this faster process to critical minerals mining projects. The bill affects mining project developers and the federal agencies that review their projects.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On Passage · House roll call 294 · 2026-09-02 · Roll-call record ↗
| Jim Clyburn (D) | Joe Wilson (R) | Nancy Mace (R) | Ralph Norman (R) | Russell Fry (R) | Sheri Biggs (R) | William Timmons (R) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | Yea | Yea | Yea | Yea | Yea | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
19 reports from 9 clients reporting $9,819,188 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (6)
- NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION ↗Mining · 6 reports
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA) ↗Transportation · 2 reports
- NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) ↗1 report
- AMERICAN EXPLORATION & MINING ASSOCIATION ↗3 reports
- JINDALEE LITHIUM LIMITED ↗Mining · 1 report
- ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL ↗1 report
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (3)
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ↗1 report
- EARTHJUSTICE ACTION ↗1 report
- EARTHWORKS ↗3 reports
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamNo vote | L. GrahamNo vote | T. ScottNo vote | J. ClyburnNay | J. WilsonYea | N. MaceYea | R. NormanYea | R. FryYea | S. BiggsYea | W. TimmonsYea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA) | – | – | – | $6,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | $2,000 | – | $9,000 |
| NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $1,000 |
| CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.Lobbying firm for JINDALEE LITHIUM LIMITED | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $1,000 |
| Total | – | – | – | $6,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | $3,000 | – |