To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.
Latest action · Jun 13, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill includes phosphate and potash on the Department of the Interior's final list of critical minerals. (Under current law, Interior and other departments are required to conduct a variety of efforts to ensure a secure and reliable supply chain of critical minerals.)
Interior must evaluate current policies relating to permitting and leasing of projects to develop critical minerals and issue recommendations to Congress to support domestic production of such commodities.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2023 to Sep 23, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jun 13, 2023 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Jun 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 13, 2023 |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John James | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Jun 13, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| R-CO | Greg Lopez | Sep 23, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 103, June 13, 2023, page H2885.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-19 | HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-18 | MEMBER DAY1,004 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Serial No. 118-78 | DIGGING DEEPER: ENSURING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN35 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Nov 30, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47982 | Critical Mineral Resources: National Policy and Critical Minerals List | Report | Jan 8, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3956 | A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. | Related bill | Mar 14, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
