Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 22, 2014 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 260 - 143 (Roll no. 435). (text: CR H6593-6594)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (3) collaborate with the relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements; (4) establish a Research and Development Information Center to catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical elements; and (5) submit an implementation plan to Congress.
Directs the President, acting through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to coordinate the actions of federal agencies to: (1) promote an adequate and stable supply of energy critical elements, (2) identify energy critical elements and establish early warning systems for supply problems, (3) establish a mechanism for the coordination and evaluation of federal programs with energy critical element needs, and (4) encourage private enterprise in the development of an economically sound and stable domestic energy critical elements supply chain.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary to make loan guarantee commitments for the commercial application of new or significantly improved technologies for specified rare earth materials projects.
Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to: (1) instruct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate federal materials research and development through the National Science and Technology Council (instead of, as currently required, the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, which is now defunct), (2) modify the duties of the Secretary of Commerce regarding critical needs assessment, and (3) repeal specified duties of the Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior.
Repeals the National Critical Materials Act of 1984.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 435 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Failed260–143 | Jul 22, 2014 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 22, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 22, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2013 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2013 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2014Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 22, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6592-6596)
- Jul 22, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1022.
- Jul 22, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 22, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6633)
- Jul 22, 2014Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 260 - 143 (Roll no. 435). (text: CR H6593-6594)
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 6, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6846 | Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Jul 25, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6592–H6597Text printed H6593Recorded votes H6633enact | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Eric Swalwell D-CA, Lamar Smith R-TX | Jul 22, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1881 | Doc Hastings R-WA, Eric Swalwell D-CA | Apr 10, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1321.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34736 | The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Feb 7, 2014 |
| R41347 | Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain Archived | Report | Dec 16, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To develop an energy critical elements program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2013Introduced in House
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