PRECIOUS METALS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: establish program to incentivize investment in facilities that carry out metallurgy of rare earth elements and production of finished rare earth products (see S. 4033), S2091 [7AP] (see H.R. 7460), H4432 [7AP]

Dept. of State: establish and implement multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in Western Hemisphere (see S. 5109), S6740 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: define dollar as fixed weight of gold (see H.R. 9157), H8385 [7OC]

Mining and mineral resources: encourage extraction and processing of rare earth metals in the U.S. (see S. 3525), S351 [19JA] (see S. 3530), S382 [20JA] (see H.R. 8032), H5486 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see S. 5024), S5541 [29SE] (see H.R. 6394), H193 [13JA]

Russia: impose sanctions relative to sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from Russia (see S. 5232), S7100 [12DE]

——— prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with foreign persons that purchase or transact in gold from Russia (see S. 3771), S1016 [7MR] (see H.R. 7068), H3712 [11MR]

Strategic materials: prohibit use of rare earth minerals originating from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in U.S.-sold and manufactured components (see H.R. 6859), H1175 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Treasury: define dollar as fixed weight of gold (H.R. 9157), H8723 [2DE]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (H.R. 6394), H7079 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Russia: impose sanctions relative to sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from Russia (S. 5232), S7102 [12DE]

——— prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with foreign persons that purchase or transact in gold from Russia, S7171 [14DE]

——— prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with foreign persons that purchase or transact in gold from Russia (S. 3771), S1018 [7MR], S1824 [29MR], S1925 [4AP]

Texts of

S. 3771, Stop Russian Government and Oligarchs From Limiting Democracy (Stop Russian GOLD) Act, S1018 [7MR]

S. 5232, Stop Russian Government and Oligarchs From Limiting Democracy (Stop Russian GOLD) Act, S7102 [12DE]