Vote No. 219 (H.R. 2925)

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendments #1, #2, and #3 to H.R. 2925, offered by Representative Leger Fernández. Amendment #1 requires the Secretary of the Interior to ban foreign companies that have human rights violations or have operated an illegal mine in another country from operating on federal lands. Amendment #2 bars a company that has a parent company in an adversarial nation from operating on public land. Amendment #3 requires that mine plans of operation include a water assessment and demonstrate that there will be water available throughout the life of the mine. Defeated: 3–6