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HOUSE 4059118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

Last Action
6/13/2023

Actions

  • 2023-06-13Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2023-06-13Introduced in House
  • 2023-06-13Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-06-13 (00)

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. 

Cosponsors (20)

  • Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
  • Barry Moore (R-AL)
  • C. Franklin (R-FL)
  • W. Steube (R-FL)
  • Donald Davis (D-NC)
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
  • Maria Salazar (R-FL)
  • Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
  • Angie Craig (D-MN)
  • Deborah Ross (D-NC)
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
  • Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
  • Mike Bost (R-IL)
  • Mary Miller (R-IL)
  • Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
  • MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS)
  • Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
  • John James (R-MI)
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