Raúl Grijalva: “If we really want to look at whether the industry is safer, we would invite the families of the aforementioned 11…”

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.

This amendment says that this act cannot take effect until the Secretary certifies that the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal permitting agencies have sufficient staff and funding to actually comply with the deadlines established…