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HR 3896 117th Congress House International Affairs

Critical Mineral Access Act

Introduced: November 1, 2021 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Critical Mineral Access Act

This bill authorizes the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide support to high-income economy countries for developing and processing specified critical materials if such support furthers U.S. national security interests. Critical materials include, for example, rare earth elements, aluminum, and uranium.

A high-income economy country is one with a per capita gross national income (GNI) that exceeds $12,695 for 2021. Current law limits the corporation's activities to facilitating the economic development of countries with a per capita GNI below that amount.


What's happening now June 15, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 15, 2022
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 18, 2022
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Feb 7, 2022
Kinzinger, Adam
· Nov 17, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 1, 2021
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3896: Critical Mineral Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3896/
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