House Republican leaders on Tuesday moved to ax a mining provision from their tax cut, energy and national security megabill because of procedural concerns.
The House-passed bill would reverse Biden-era mining limits in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The legislation would also reinstate leases for a stalled copper and nickel mining project from the company Twin Metals, which were canceled by the Biden administration.
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House Republicans are now moving to scrap the provisions without having to vote again on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” before formally sending it to the Senate.
