Senate Aims to Reverse Biden’s Mining Ban, Restore American Mineral Strength

April 15, 2026

The Senate is poised to act on a critical piece of legislation that would overturn one of the Biden-Harris administration’s most short-sighted energy decisions: locking up vast mineral resources in northern Minnesota under a sweeping mining ban, according to E&E News. The House already did its job and passed H.J. Res. 140 earlier this year, and now the Senate is preparing to follow suit, finally giving Congress the opportunity to reverse a policy that undermines both American energy security and economic growth. On the PTF Energy Scorecard, Members who voted for the bill were rewarded, while those who voted against it were…