Bill > HR1622

This bill aims to reclassify uranium as a critical mineral, overriding previous exclusions of fuel minerals from critical mineral designations. Specifically, the bill will deem uranium to be included on the 2022 final list of critical minerals published by the United States Geological Survey, retroactively treating it as if it had been on that list at the time of publication. Additionally, the bill mandates that uranium will be included on all future critical mineral lists published under the Energy Act of 2020. The significance of this classification is that critical minerals are typically considered essential to economic and national security, potentially making uranium eligible for special government support, research funding, and strategic planning related to domestic production and supply chain resilience. By explicitly including uranium on the critical minerals list, the bill seeks to bolster U.S. energy independence and recognize uranium's strategic importance in domestic energy production, particularly in nuclear power generation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1622/all-info