Mexico may offer new sites for U.S. mining company, Vulcan Materials, to settle a dispute that has been ongoing for years. This comes as US lawmakers threaten sanctions for the Mexican government over what the company calls the "expropriation" of its land in Mexico. The House of Representatives has approved legislation to protect American companies abroad, which is pending a vote from Texas Congressman August Pfluger. The bill could result in sanctions for Mexico after the government closed the company's port and limestone quarry in 2023 and declared the land a Protected Natural Area two years later. The Mexican government maintains that the mining restrictions are due to the declaration of the "Felipe Carrillo Puerto" Protected National Area.