STRATEGIC MATERIALS see also National Security

Amendments

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7114, H7115, H7116, H7117, H7118 [22OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), consideration (H. Res. 481), H7050 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: collect information on critical energy supplies and establish a Working Group on Energy Markets (see S. 1420), S3237 [21MY]

——— develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 2687), H3921 [8JN]

——— establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve program (see H.R. 2244), H2820 [8MY]

——— issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 2544), H3560 [21MY]

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 (see H.R. 339), H358 [13JA]

Helium: promote a greater domestic supply, establish a Federal leasing program for public land, and secure a supply for national defense and Federal researchers (see S. 1226), S2688 [6MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 883), S2041 [26MR] (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H7026 [20OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: require congressional notification for certain operations and determine options available for the continued operation (see S. 1231), S2688 [6MY]

——— suspend sales of petroleum products until certain conditions are met (see S. 82), S58 [7JA]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 4047), H8279 [17NO]

Letters

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7111 [22OC]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7111 [22OC]

Motions

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7122 [22OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: ensure continued co-development of oil, gas, and potash deposits in designated potash areas in New Mexico, H7117, H7118 [22OC]

Mining and mineral resources: allow judicial review and awarding of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain mining exploration and mining permits on Federal lands, H7116, H7117 [22OC]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ to only include minerals identified by the National Research Council as strategic and critical, H7109, H7112–H7115 [22OC]

——— ensure all mine explorations or mine permits require environmental impact statements, H7115, H7116 [22OC]

——— ensure projects to promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials will allow for process to assess how project may contribute to climate change, H7122, H7123 [22OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7107–H7124 [22OC], E1521 [23OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), consideration (H. Res. 481), H7047–H7050 [21OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), motion to recommit, H7122, H7123 [22OC]

——— require proposed strategic and critical minerals projects to meet certain domestic supply and demand milestones and notification of intent to sell such minerals outside the U.S., H7118, H7119 [22OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H2629 [29AP]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: allow for sales of petroleum products to fund other priorities, H7648 [4NO]

——— proposed sale of petroleum, H8978 [3DE], E1758 [10DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: proposal to construct new petroleum reserve on the west coast, S7905 [10NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: allow flexibility for sales of petroleum products to occur when the price of oil is high, S7636 [29OC]

——— preserve as a national security asset, S5201 [21JY], S5511 [23JY], S5917–S5919 [27JY], S6065 [28JY]

——— proposed sale of petroleum, S7905 [10NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 114–301), H7026 [20OC]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1937) (H. Rept. 114–253), H5846 [8SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H7047 [21OC]

H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H7113 [22OC]