119 S 362
A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.
2026-02-11
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R · Sheehy, Tim (Montana)Persona Takes on This Bill
Constituent Impact (Pressure Desk)
Hormuz friction is a household energy-cost event and a potential mortgage-rate event simultaneously; the CFPB rollbacks quietly remove fair-lending protections for the borrowers least able to self-advocate.
The legislative cluster on Iran matters to households in a way the vote-count frame undersells. The intel roundtable tells us what the bills are really about at ground level: if Iran moves from declaratory Hormuz interdiction to intermittent enforcement, the transmission mechanism is insurance and freight cost repricing on Gulf shipping — and that repricing flows directly into gasoline prices, home heating oil, diesel for freight, and LNG spot prices feeding European utilities. American households don't need to understand Hormuz geography to feel it at the pump. Analysts in the roundtable cite a 30-40% increase in shipping costs for Cape of Good Hope rerouting. That's not abstract — that's the difference between stable and spiking diesel costs for every small business owner running a delivery route. For renters and homeowners, the secondary channel is interest rates. If energy price spikes reignite inflation expectations, the Federal Reserve's rate path shifts, and mortgage rates respond. A household refinancing or buying in this environment faces compounding headwinds from a geopolitical standoff their representatives are producing resolutions about but cannot actually resolve legislatively. Rep. Slotkin's gas price tracker resolution (119hconres90) is politically shrewd precisely because it makes visible what consumers are already experiencing — but it is a thermometer, not a thermostat. On the CFPB front: the two disapproval resolutions (119hjres160, 119hjres161) are defending rules that directly protected borrowers from discriminatory lending and from predatory financial products. If those CFPB rule withdrawals are allowed to stand without congressional disapproval — which the math suggests they will be — the segments most exposed are first-time homebuyers, minority borrowers, and households with limited banking relationships who depend on CFPB oversight as their primary consumer protection backstop. The headline says 'regulatory reform.' The fine print says those borrowers lose a layer of protection with no replacement offered.
2026-05-13
Federal Agencies on This Bill
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Executive branch (framing — read with awareness)
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US Department of Labor recovers $171K in back wages for 32 workers shortchanged overtime pay by Hawaii rehabilitation services employer
HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $171,897 in back wages from a physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic after an investigation determined the employer denied 32 employees full overtime pay at three of its facilities, in violation of federal law.Investigator
Read on dol.gov →Regulators (rule-making and recall language)
Output from FDA, CDC, EPA, SEC, FCC, FTC, NHTSA and similar bodies. These are typically issuing rules under existing statutory authority — useful signal for which provisions of a bill would actually be implemented and where.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), proposes a new system of records titled "DOT/ FMCSA 015 FMCSA Registration Records." The purpose of this system of records is to allow FMC
Read on federalregister.gov →Independent oversight (CBO, GAO, Federal Register, Congress.gov)
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2026 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap, and Fragmentation and Achieve an Additional One Hundred Billion Dollars or More in Future Financial Benefits
What GAO Found GAO identified 97 new matters for congressional consideration and recommendations to federal agencies to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the federal government. These matters and recommendations highlight various risks that are heightened when duplicati
Read on gao.gov →Black Lung Benefits Program: Miners Reported Experiencing Challenges, and DOL Should Monitor Operator-Provided Medical Coverage
What GAO Found The Black Lung Benefits Program provides benefits (income and medical benefits) to coal miners who are totally disabled due to black lung disease. These miners may also receive other benefits, such as state workers’ compensation payments, for their black lung disab
Read on gao.gov →Markets vs Bill
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