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S 3530 117th Congress Senate Energy

REEShore Act of 2022

Introduced: January 20, 2022 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 20, 2022
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Restoring Essential Energy and Security Holdings Onshore for Rare Earths Act of 2022 or the REEShore Act of 2022

This bill establishes a strategic reserve of rare earth metals and rare earth metal products and sets out other requirements related to rare earth metals.

Specifically, the bill requires defense contractors to disclose the provenance of rare earth metal permanent magnets and restricts the use of rare earth metals sourced from China in certain defense items and services.

Additionally, the U.S. Trade Representative must investigate China for unfair trade practices related to the rare earth metals market, and the Department of Defense must report on efforts to reduce the dependence of U.S. allies on non-allied sources of rare earth metals.

What's happening now January 20, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3525 Related bill REEShore Act of 2022
  • HR 8032 Related bill REEShore Act of 2022
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jan 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3530: REEShore Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3530/
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