# 119-hr-931: To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.

119-hr-931, To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-931
- Congress: 119
- Title: To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Would authorize mining of Federal coal reserves under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988** to proceed according to the Bull Mountains Mine No. 1 Amendment 3 plan modification. It would require the Secretary of the Interior to approve that plan modification without change or delay within 30 days of enactment and identifies the affected federal land as about 800 acres in T.6 N., R.27 E., Montana Principal Meridian in Musselshell County, Montana.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bull Mountains coal mine could proceed: mixed, low. This bill would let the leaseholder mine federal coal under Lease MTM 97988 on about 800 acres in Musselshell County, Montana. Mining would have to follow the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification (Amendment 3, Bull Mountains Mine No. 1, approved in a concurrence memo on November 18, 2020). The I…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-907: Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-931 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/931)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-907: Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-907)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-931 (as of 2026-06-13).