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US HR1068

Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act


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Introduced
02/17/2023
In Committee
03/09/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to define "critical energy resources" as any energy resource that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States, and the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption. The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to conduct ongoing assessments of energy resource criticality, the critical energy resource supply chain, and the vulnerability of that supply chain, and to develop strategies to strengthen critical energy resource supply chains, including by diversifying sources and increasing domestic production, separation, and processing of these resources. The bill also directs the Secretary to develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources and improve technology for reusing and recycling them.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

Sponsors (9)

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 14. (on 03/23/2023)

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