House passes bill to fast-track domestic mining of critical minerals
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The House passed a bill to expedite the domestic mining of critical minerals, aiming to decrease the United States’s reliance on China.
House lawmakers voted 224-195 on Wednesday to pass the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, written by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The bill would codify specific provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources.
Critical minerals are essential for producing applications in both the defense and energy sectors, ranging from batteries to missiles.
Specifically, the bill would direct the interior secretary to report to Congress on the costs of importing critical minerals and the overall economic effects. The Interior Department would be required to include cost information in every U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summary.
The resolution would expedite mining permits by directing the Interior Department to submit to the committee a list of every mining project on federal land that has pending permits or is seeking approvals. The department would identify priority projects and take action to move them through the permitting process. The bill says the Interior and Agriculture departments should identify federal land that can be permitted quickly for mining projects.
In addition, the bill directs both departments to identify burdensome regulations and submit recommendations to Congress for changes. The bill said the Interior Department should prioritize accelerating geological mapping of the U.S. to identify deposits of hardrock minerals, with a progress report within one year of the bill’s enactment.
Stauber testified before the House Rules Committee on Rules on Tuesday, saying, “We need to mine more, and we need to mine now.”
The U.S. has sought to quickly expand the domestic critical mineral supply to reduce its dependence on China, which controls the market. China has used its dominance as leverage against the U.S. and others by imposing export restrictions, leading key industries, such as the auto sector, to seek alternative mineral sources.
“Unfortunately, our country has moved in the opposite direction in recent decades, becoming dangerously reliant on mineral imports,” Stauber said. “This dependency plays right into the hands of our adversaries. Most notably, China controls approximately sixty percent of global critical mineral production, ninety percent of processing, and …
Same show, different day.
The House passed a bill to expedite the domestic mining of critical minerals, aiming to decrease the United States’s reliance on China.
House lawmakers voted 224-195 on Wednesday to pass the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, written by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The bill would codify specific provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources.
Critical minerals are essential for producing applications in both the defense and energy sectors, ranging from batteries to missiles.
Specifically, the bill would direct the interior secretary to report to Congress on the costs of importing critical minerals and the overall economic effects. The Interior Department would be required to include cost information in every U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summary.
The resolution would expedite mining permits by directing the Interior Department to submit to the committee a list of every mining project on federal land that has pending permits or is seeking approvals. The department would identify priority projects and take action to move them through the permitting process. The bill says the Interior and Agriculture departments should identify federal land that can be permitted quickly for mining projects.
In addition, the bill directs both departments to identify burdensome regulations and submit recommendations to Congress for changes. The bill said the Interior Department should prioritize accelerating geological mapping of the U.S. to identify deposits of hardrock minerals, with a progress report within one year of the bill’s enactment.
Stauber testified before the House Rules Committee on Rules on Tuesday, saying, “We need to mine more, and we need to mine now.”
The U.S. has sought to quickly expand the domestic critical mineral supply to reduce its dependence on China, which controls the market. China has used its dominance as leverage against the U.S. and others by imposing export restrictions, leading key industries, such as the auto sector, to seek alternative mineral sources.
“Unfortunately, our country has moved in the opposite direction in recent decades, becoming dangerously reliant on mineral imports,” Stauber said. “This dependency plays right into the hands of our adversaries. Most notably, China controls approximately sixty percent of global critical mineral production, ninety percent of processing, and …
House passes bill to fast-track domestic mining of critical minerals
Same show, different day.
The House passed a bill to expedite the domestic mining of critical minerals, aiming to decrease the United States’s reliance on China.
House lawmakers voted 224-195 on Wednesday to pass the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, written by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. The bill would codify specific provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources.
Critical minerals are essential for producing applications in both the defense and energy sectors, ranging from batteries to missiles.
Specifically, the bill would direct the interior secretary to report to Congress on the costs of importing critical minerals and the overall economic effects. The Interior Department would be required to include cost information in every U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summary.
The resolution would expedite mining permits by directing the Interior Department to submit to the committee a list of every mining project on federal land that has pending permits or is seeking approvals. The department would identify priority projects and take action to move them through the permitting process. The bill says the Interior and Agriculture departments should identify federal land that can be permitted quickly for mining projects.
In addition, the bill directs both departments to identify burdensome regulations and submit recommendations to Congress for changes. The bill said the Interior Department should prioritize accelerating geological mapping of the U.S. to identify deposits of hardrock minerals, with a progress report within one year of the bill’s enactment.
Stauber testified before the House Rules Committee on Rules on Tuesday, saying, “We need to mine more, and we need to mine now.”
The U.S. has sought to quickly expand the domestic critical mineral supply to reduce its dependence on China, which controls the market. China has used its dominance as leverage against the U.S. and others by imposing export restrictions, leading key industries, such as the auto sector, to seek alternative mineral sources.
“Unfortunately, our country has moved in the opposite direction in recent decades, becoming dangerously reliant on mineral imports,” Stauber said. “This dependency plays right into the hands of our adversaries. Most notably, China controls approximately sixty percent of global critical mineral production, ninety percent of processing, and …
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