House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024
Sponsor: Rep. Celeste Maloy R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2024
- Committee actionSep 18, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 703.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7779.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7779, Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024” on November 21, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 18, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61028
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7779, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-823 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 6, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 6, 2024 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/823
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7779, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MALOY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 50, March 21, 2024, Page H1354):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2024 ↗
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- Statement length
- 139 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7779, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7779
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
36 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 17 Democrats
17 of 36 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jason Crow (D-CO), John Curtis (R-UT), Vince Fong (R-CA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Susie Lee (D-NV), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Blake Moore (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Pete Stauber (R-MN) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Celeste Maloy.
- H.R. 8666 (118th) To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize holding court for the Central Division of Utah in Moab and Monticello.
- H.R. 7332 (118th) Utah State Parks Adjustment Act
- H.R. 7128 (118th) The WOSB Integrity Act of 2024
- H.Con.Res. 127 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon.
- H.R. 8784 (118th) FREE Act
- H.R. 9032 (118th) Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.