STRATEGIC MATERIALS related term(s) Gold

Articles and editorials

Mining and the Canyon, H5406 [25JY]

Penny Foolish, E1979 [2NO]

Republicans Should Quit Trying To Roll Back Uranium Mining Moratorium, H5406 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

BLM: provide for leasing of Federal lands for uranium mining (see H.R. 1452), H2569 [8AP]

Dept. of Energy: develop and implement a strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce government consumption of petroleum products (see S. 612), S1826 [17MR]

———establish a National Strategic Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 142), H38 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 2011), H3754 [26MY]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (see S. 351), S747 [15FE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see S. 352), S747 [15FE]

———conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 1314), H2265 [1AP]

———establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 3407), H7577 [14NO]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H34 [5JA]

Gold: provide for an audit of all gold owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1495), H2603 [12AP]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 383), S870 [17FE] (see S. 1113), S3427 [26MY]

———reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 1388), H2409 [6AP]

Money: provide for the economic production of various U.S. coins (see S. 1624), S5945 [23SE]

National security: establish the Rare Earth Policy Task Force and direct the Dept. of the Interior to develop a plan to ensure the long-term supply of rare earth materials (see H.R. 2184), H4276 [15JN]

Power resources: improve assessments of, and research about, energy critical elements (see H.R. 2090), H3985 [2JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (see H.R. 1914), H3301 [13MY]

———provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with refined petroleum product (see H.R. 1017), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 1807), H3159 [10MY]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see S. 1603), S5902 [22SE] (see H.R. 1687), H2998 [3MY]

Letters

Energy Independence and Security Act long-term impacts: Richard G. Newell, Dept. of Energy, S2172 [6AP]

Remarks in House

BLM: leasing of Federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park for uranium mining, H5403-H5408 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: submit report on feasibility of recycling rare earth elements, H3705 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 49), H1801 [15MR], H4194 [15JN]

Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (H.R. 1388), E645 [6AP]

Money: provide for the economic production of various U.S. coins, E1979 [2NO]

National security: establish the Rare Earth Policy Task Force and direct the Dept. of the Interior to develop a plan to ensure the long-term supply of rare earth materials (H.R. 2184), E1099 [15JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1973-H1975 [17MR], H3008 [4MY], H3117 [10MY], H3164 [11MY], H4554 [24JN], H8111-H8113 [2DE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H1670 [10MR], H2942 [3MY], H3169 [11MY], H4473, H4474, H4524 [23JN], H4565 [24JN]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (H.R. 1687), H4268 [15JN], H5061 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: clarify definition of specialty metals produced in the U.S., S7985 [29NO]

———require purchase of certain specialty metals from U.S. companies, S7984 [29NO]

Dept. of Energy: develop and implement a strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce government consumption of petroleum products (S. 612), S1833 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S749-S751 [15FE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), S749-S751 [15FE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (S. 383), S883 [17FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1196 [3MR], S1335, S1338 [8MR], S1523 [10MR], S1619 [15MR], S2172 [6AP], S2856 [11MY], S2913 [12MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: allow for sale of petroleum to offset loss of oil production due to unrest in the Middle East, S1106 [2MR]

———authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, S2857 [11MY]

———prohibit sale of oil reserves, S7596-S7598 [16NO]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (S. 1603), S5905 [22SE]

Reports filed

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2011) (H. Rept. 112-248), H6975 [14OC]

Texts of

S. 383, Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act, S883 [17FE]