To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.
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This bill includes phosphate and potash on the Department of the Interior's final list of critical minerals. (Under current law, Interior and other departments are required to conduct a variety of efforts to ensure a secure and reliable supply chain of critical minerals.)
Interior must evaluate current policies relating to permitting and leasing of projects to develop critical minerals and issue recommendations to Congress to support domestic production of such commodities.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4059: To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4059/
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