# 119-s-451: Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act

119-s-451, Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-451
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Removes the Mineral Leasing Act administrative fee.** This bill would eliminate an administrative fee by deleting subsection (b) of Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act, renumbering the remaining parts of that section, and updating internal cross-references so the statute no longer includes the fee framework. It would also make conforming edits in three related laws—the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act—to strip references to the fee and harmonize citations. The net effect is to remove statutory authority for that fee and prevent related fee-authorizing language from remaining in affected statutes.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Remove federal mineral fee for lessees: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would remove the federal administrative fee authority on certain mineral leases and royalties. Companies that lease federal oil, gas, or geothermal rights would no longer be subject to that fee. Royalty payors would also be affected. The bill redesignates subsections and updat…

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## Sources
- [119-s-451 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/451)

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- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-451 (as of 2026-09-10).