Strategic Materials And Reserves
US Congress 116th Congress
RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act Rare Earth Cooperative 21st Century Manufacturing Act [S.2093]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative, and for other purposes.
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RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act Rare Earth Cooperative 21st Century Manufacturing Act [HB-4410]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To provide for the establishment of the Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative, and for other purposes.
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2470]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
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American Energy First Act [HB-4294]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Addresses offshore and onshore oil and gas resources, and the use of renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands. Among other things, the bill allows states with an established permitting and regulatory program to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders; limits the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the OCS; establishes a revenue sharing framework to distribute revenues collected from oil and
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Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2019 [S.2175]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to address recommendations made to Congress by the Government Accountability Office and detailed in the annual duplication report, and for other purposes.
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Securing Americas Rare Earths Supply Act of 2019 [HB-3567]
[Defense ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Mining ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Military ]
Revises requirements related to the acquisition and disposal of certain rare earth materials, such as those that contain scandium. The Department of Defense must establish guidance for the acquisition of items containing rare earth materials and establish a secure supply chain from appropriate sources. The bill requires the disposal of 3 million pounds of tungsten ores and concentrates stored in the National Defense Stockpile. The bill also authorizes the acquisition of specified materials determined to be strategically and critically required to
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Securing Americas Rare Earths Supply Act of 2019 [HB-3567]
[Defense ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Mining ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Military ]
Revises requirements related to the acquisition and disposal of certain rare earth materials, such as those that contain scandium. The Department of Defense must establish guidance for the acquisition of items containing rare earth materials and establish a secure supply chain from appropriate sources. The bill requires the disposal of 3 million pounds of tungsten ores and concentrates stored in the National Defense Stockpile. The bill also authorizes the acquisition of specified materials determined to be strategically and critically required to
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act [HB-2741]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes a variety of programs and creates new programs for infrastructure development, including communication, drinking water, energy, or health care infrastructure. The bill provides support for communication infrastructure, such as funding to expand broadband internet access, or implement next generation 9-1-1 systems. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through FY2024 and provides support for drinking water infrastructure, including support to: (1) remove and replace sources of lead in drinking water;
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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act [HB-2531]
[Mining ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-2559]
[Finance ]
Directs the Government Accountability Office to report on the gold reserves of the United States every five years.
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American Mineral Security Act [S.1317]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Addresses the availability, development, and production of domestic critical minerals. The President must coordinate the appropriate agencies to implement U.S. policy regarding critical minerals, including to establish an analytical and forecasting capability for identifying critical mineral market factors so as to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts. Among other things, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S. Geological Survey to designate and update every three years
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [HB-2500]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions
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Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act [S.1052]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
Requires the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy to create a program for the development of advanced separation technology to extract and recover rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts.
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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ONSHORE Act Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy Act [S.218]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
A bill to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes.
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Planning for American Energy Act of 2019 [HB-785]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of the Interior to develop and publish a quadrennial federal onshore energy production strategy for energy development and department resource allocation in order to promote the energy security and national security of the United States.
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act [HB-6511]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facilities to private entities. Currently, DOE may only lease these storage facilities to foreign governments. (Sec. 3) DOE must conduct a pilot program to lease underutilized storage facilities. The program must make available capacity for storage of up to 200 million barrels of petroleum products.
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Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve Act [HB-3788]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve Act