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HR 491 101th Congress Energy

To establish a mining experimental program on critical minerals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 491: To establish a mining experimental program on critical minerals, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-491/
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"H.R. 491: To establish a mining experimental program on critical minerals, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-491/.
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H.R. 491, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-491/.
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