[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 342

    Recognizing that Mississippi County, Arkansas, is the leader in 
                 electric arc furnace steel production.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2021

Mr. Crawford submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing that Mississippi County, Arkansas, is the leader in 
                 electric arc furnace steel production.

Whereas Mississippi County, Arkansas, is America's largest producer of 
        sustainable, recycled, scrap-based steel;
Whereas Mississippi County's steel industry has been built on a sustainable 
        model of recycling steel to produce new steel and steel products that 
        are 100-percent recyclable at the end of their useful life;
Whereas Mississippi County's steel producers utilize electric arc furnaces 
        (EAFs) that melt recycled scrap and turn it into new steel;
Whereas the EAF steelmaking process is far less carbon-intensive and more energy 
        efficient;
Whereas EAF steel producers in Arkansas produce steel with up to 75 percent 
        fewer carbon emissions than traditional steelmaking;
Whereas with lower carbon emissions and less energy required, the recycled steel 
        produced in Mississippi County makes the county a building block for a 
        green economy;
Whereas Mississippi County's steel producers are recycling the steel of the past 
        and using it to build America's future;
Whereas Mississippi County is home to the only steel production facility to be 
        LEED certified;
Whereas Mississippi County's modern steel producers continue to push recycled 
        steel into products where it was never considered viable, such as 3d 
        Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) products that make 
        lighter, stronger, and more fuel-efficient vehicles with lower lifecycle 
        emissions;
Whereas 100 percent of Mississippi County's steel is made in lower emissions, 
        recycled, scrap-based EAFs, compared to only 28 percent of steel 
        produced in the world and 10 percent of steel produced in China being 
        made in EAFs; and
Whereas through recycling, Mississippi County is one of the cleanest places on 
        Earth to make steel: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes that 
Mississippi County, Arkansas, is the leader in electric arc furnace 
steel production.
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