HR 8981
117th Congress
House
Energy
Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022
Introduced: September 22, 2022
Introduced by:
Westerman, Bruce
Republican
· Arkansas
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Everywhere this bill has been
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing America's Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022
This bill addresses various matters related to mineral resources and ensuring adequate supply chains for them, with a particular focus on minerals that are critical to the U.S. economy and national security and critical energy resources. For example, the bill
- modifies various requirements related to permitting and other aspects of mining on federal land, including specific modifications related to critical energy resources;
- restricts mineral withdrawals on federal land and prohibits moratoria on or reversals of certain mineral leases, claims, or permits without congressional approval;
- establishes programs and requires activities to advance technologies for critical mineral production, carbon mineralization, and recovery of critical minerals from mine waste;
- provides support for workforce development related to mining;
- permits the inclusion of certain fuel minerals (e.g., uranium) on a list of minerals that are critical to the U.S. economy and national security; and
- requires efforts to diversify supply chains and promote domestic sources for critical energy resources.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.