STRATEGIC MATERIALS related term(s) National Security

Addresses

Joint Congressional Address: President Trump, S1490–S1495 [4MR], H966–H973 [4MR]

Amendments

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (S. 1872), S7904 [4NO]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establish Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund (H.R. 1366), consideration (H. Res. 951), H5919 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

EV Makers’ Use of Chinese Suppliers Raises Concerns About Forced Labor, H1700 [29AP]

Investments for National Security, S7171 [21OC]

‘Like Slave and Master’—DRC Miners Toil for 30P an Hour To Fuel Electric Cars, H1699 [29AP]

U.S. Says Chinese Lithium-Ion Batteries Are Made With Child Labour as Trade War Spills Into EVs, H1701 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: impose sanctions on foreign persons engaging in transactions in Afghanistan rare earth minerals (see H.R. 969), H458 [4FE]

Africa: express support for strengthening U.S.-Africa partnerships in critical minerals development (see H. Res. 179), H945 [3MR]

Critical Minerals Security Alliance: establish (see S. 2839), S6696 [17SE] (see H.R. 6696), H5840 [12DE]

Defense Production Act: extend authority (see H.R. 4609), H3552 [22JY]

——— extend certain authorities (see S. 1452), S2561 [10AP]

——— provide for stricter prohibitions on price gouging of certain materials (see H.R. 4720), H3645 [23JY]

——— require establishment of DPA Registry (see H.R. 3542), H2360 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (see S. 1872), S3116 [22MY] (see H.R. 1721), H916 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: conduct long-range strategic review of Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (see H.R. 6933), H6127 [26DE]

——— conduct study to determine feasibility and effectiveness of establishing national strategic propane reserve (see S. 2181), S3562 [26JN]

——— establish pilot program to support domestic critical material processing (see S. 596), S972 [13FE]

——— establish Western Refined Fuel Storage Reserve as part of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 3407), S8577 [9DE]

——— prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on supply chain for generation and transmission of electricity (see S. 3499), S8779 [16DE]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see S. 393), S594 [4FE] (see H.R. 942), H457 [4FE]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see H.R. 2806), H1562 [9AP]

——— prohibit sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 256), H88 [9JA]

——— require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around world and strategy for development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies (see S. 789), S1429 [27FE]

——— secure supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials (see H.R. 3617), H2374 [29MY]

——— support research and development on extraction of critical minerals from brine (see H.R. 5410), H4362 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products and ensure reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions (see S. 2062), S3389 [12JN] (see H.R. 3955), H2818 [12JN]

——— reauthorize and make improvements to State medical stockpile pilot program (see H.R. 1980), H1065 [10MR]

Dept. of State: promote international cooperation to secure critical mineral supply chains (see S. 2550), S4904 [30JY] (see H.R. 4391), H3314 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for scientific and technical cooperation in mapping of critical minerals and rare earth elements (see S. 1463), S2562 [10AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (see H.R. 1278), H705 [13FE]

Government regulations: adjust treatment of certain actions under Presidential determination on strategic and critical materials for Federal permitting improvement (see H.R. 5929), H4582 [7NO]

Health: maintain list of essential medicines to improve efforts to identify and mitigate health and national security risks, conduct risk assessment of, and create monitoring system for, essential medicine supply chains (see S. 1784), S2952 [15MY] (see H.R. 4191), H3009 [26JN]

Mining and mineral resources: codify certain Executive orders relating to critical minerals (see H.R. 4370), H3244 [14JY]

——— codify certain Executive orders relative to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources (see H.R. 4090), H2888 [23JN]

——— codify Executive Order 14285 entitled ‘‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’’ (see H.R. 3803), H2532 [6JN] (see H.R. 4018), H2830 [17JN]

——— combat U.S. reliance on China and certain other countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals (see S. 823), S1460 [3MR] (see H.R. 3198), H1854 [5MY]

——— include critical materials in definition of critical mineral (see S. 714), S1345 [25FE] (see H.R. 755), H402 [28JA]

——— provide for inclusion of uranium on list of critical minerals (see H.R. 1622), H877 [26FE]

——— provide for location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establish Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund (see S. 544), S930 [12FE] (see H.R. 1366), H714 [14FE]

——— provide for location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establish Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 951), H5940 [16DE]

National security: expand manufacture of, provide tax credits for investment in facilities for, and authorize research, development, and activities relating to, critical materials to secure U.S. supply chain (see H.R. 4350), H3199 [10JY]

——— require briefing on increasing procurement of strategic and critical materials from sources in U.S. (see S. 3164), S8003 [7NO]

NIST: establish Biopharmaceutical Center of Excellence (see S. 3188), S8204 [18NO] (see H.R. 6089), H4769 [18NO]

Nuclear energy: facilitate development of whole-of-government strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports (see S. 1801), S2971 [19MY] (see H.R. 3626), H2374 [29MY]

Oceans: oppose permitting of, and exploration for, deep seabed mining (see H.R. 663), H384 [23JA]

——— prohibit certain mining activities on deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 664), H384 [23JA]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: enhance U.S. economic and national security by securing reliable supply of critical minerals and rare earth elements through trade agreements and strategic partnerships (see S. 429), S667 [5FE]

——— establish Chief Critical Minerals Negotiator (see H.R. 6659), H5808 [11DE]

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown of petroleum reserves from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 92), H31 [3JA]

——— increase extraction of offshore critical minerals and resources (see S. 2860), S6729 [18SE]

Russia: prohibit importation of critical minerals from Russia (see S. 808), S1429 [27FE] (see H.R. 1677), H913 [27FE]

Taxation: adjust percentage depletion rate for certain rare earths (see H.R. 4772), H3655 [25JY]

——— establish credit for domestic production of high-performance rare earth magnets (see S. 1979), S3255 [5JN] (see H.R. 1496), H728 [21FE]

——— expand advanced manufacturing production credit to include black mass (see H.R. 6826), H6023 [17DE]

——— modify advanced manufacturing credit relative to production of battery components (see H.R. 3200), H1854 [5MY]

Motions

Mining and mineral resources: provide for location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establish Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund (H.R. 1366), H6049 [18DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (H.R. 1721), H1651, H1652 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: address dependence on China for critical minerals, H4211 [10SE]

Kazakhstan: U.S. policy, E993, E994, E998 [24OC], E1015 [28OC]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establish Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund (H.R. 1366), H6044–H6049 [18DE]

——— provide for location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establish Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund (H.R. 1366), consideration (H. Res. 951), H5912–H5921 [16DE]

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act: several organizations, H6046 [18DE]

Motor vehicles: use of child labor and forced labor to mine components for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, H1699, H1701 [29AP]

Oceans: oppose permitting of, and exploration for, deep seabed mining (H.R. 663), E86 [4FE]

——— prohibit certain mining activities on deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 664), E86 [4FE]

Public lands: prevent mining projects from qualifying for expanded public lands access if project is owned or operated by foreign entity of concern, H6048 [18DE]

Russia: prohibit importation of critical minerals from Russia (H.R. 1677), H1328 [27MR]

Talon Metals Corp.: tribute to Beulah, ND, Minerals Processing Facility, H2460 [4JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to critical mineral resources, H1629 [28AP]

——— Joint Congressional Address, H982, H983 [5MR], H1022 [6MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: review all Soviet-era geological surveys of Ukraine, including contested Donbas region, and provide assessment of strategic minerals available for Ukraine economic development, H4270 [15SE]

Ukraine: agreement with U.S. to provide security guarantees in exchange for access to rare earth minerals, H1787 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: prohibit rescission of funding to combat Russian and Chinese influence, support U.S. allies in Indo-Pacific region, and secure access to critical minerals, S4404 [16JY]

China: U.S. policy, S2681 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (S. 1872), S7904 [4NO]

Dept. of Energy: require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around world and strategy for development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies (S. 789), S2623 [29AP], S6856 [30SE]

Mining and mineral resources: combat efforts by China to manipulate and monopolize global markets for critical minerals and rare earth metals, S6855–S6857 [30SE]

National security: develop secure supply chains for critical mineral and rare earth element resources to faciliate modernization and innovation in energy, defense, and technology, S7171 [21OC]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to tariffs, S7794 [29OC]

——— Joint Congressional Address, S1466–S1468 [4MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1366, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 951) (H. Rept. 119–410), H5940 [16DE]

Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1872) (S. Rept. 119–81), S7157 [16OC]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1721) (H. Rept. 119–76), H1622 [24AP]

Critical Mineral Dominance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 119–387), H4901 [25NO]

Critical Minerals Partnership Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2550), S7849 [30OC]

Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration (Finding ORE) Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1463), S3467 [18JN]

International Nuclear Energy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1801), S3467 [18JN]

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. Rept. 119–386), H4901 [25NO]

Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3617) (H. Rept. 119–268), H4262 [11SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 951, consideration of H.R. 1366, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H5912 [16DE]

H.R. 1366, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H6044 [18DE]

H.R. 1721, Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, H1651 [28AP]

S. 1872, Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, S7904 [4NO]