# 119-hr-6391: Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act

119-hr-6391, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6391
- Congress: 119
- Title: Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Withdraws Oak Flat from mining and mineral leasing to block a planned copper mine.** This bill would repeal the statute that directed a conveyance of Oak Flat and instead remove the area from public land, mining, and mineral leasing laws so mining, leasing, and mineral disposition could not proceed. - Families and local residents: The bill targets a project whose findings cite large groundwater withdrawals, subsidence risk, and a large toxic waste facility that could affect the East Salt River Valley and Phoenix-area water users. An Arizona State Land Department letter flagged possible impacts on public education funding and residents. - Indigenous communities and heritage: Oak Flat is described as the ancestral homeland listed on the National Register as the Chi’chil Bi5dagoteel Traditional Cultural Property. The bill would keep the site off limits to the conveyance and mining the prior law would have allowed. - Mining interests and foreign owners: The bill defines Resolution Copper as a joint venture of Rio Tinto (55%) and BHP (45%) and would block the statutory route that enabled that company to acquire and mine Oak Flat. The findings note USGS data showing more than 30% of U.S. copper is exported and raise concerns about export markets and supply chain risks.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
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- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-6391 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6391)

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- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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