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American Mineral Security Act

USA116th CongressS-1317| Senate 
| Updated: 10/22/2019
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (11)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American Mineral Security Act This bill 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 a list of critical minerals; requires a comprehensive national assessment of every critical mineral; directs the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to complete federal permitting and review processes with maximum efficiency and effectiveness; requires the Department of Energy to conduct a program of research and development to promote the production, use, and recycling of critical minerals, and develop alternatives to critical minerals; directs the Department of Labor to assess the domestic availability of technically trained personnel with the necessary skill set for critical mineral activities; provides for a study to design an interdisciplinary program on critical minerals that will support the critical mineral supply chain and increase domestic critical mineral development; establishes a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to implement integrated critical mineral education, training, and workforce development programs; and reauthorizes through FY2029 the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.

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Timeline
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 14, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-322.
Jul 16, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 22, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-131.
Oct 22, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.
  • May 2, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 14, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-322.


  • July 16, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • October 22, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-131.


  • October 22, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.

Energy

Related Bills

  • S 116-4324: Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act
  • HR 116-4299: Data Preservation Act of 2020
  • S 116-4775: Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIndian lands and resources rightsInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyInternational organizations and cooperationLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMetalsMiningPerformance measurementRadioactive wastes and releasesResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSmall businessSolid waste and recyclingStrategic materials and reservesStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology transfer and commercializationWater qualityWater use and supply

American Mineral Security Act

USA116th CongressS-1317| Senate 
| Updated: 10/22/2019
American Mineral Security Act This bill 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 a list of critical minerals; requires a comprehensive national assessment of every critical mineral; directs the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to complete federal permitting and review processes with maximum efficiency and effectiveness; requires the Department of Energy to conduct a program of research and development to promote the production, use, and recycling of critical minerals, and develop alternatives to critical minerals; directs the Department of Labor to assess the domestic availability of technically trained personnel with the necessary skill set for critical mineral activities; provides for a study to design an interdisciplinary program on critical minerals that will support the critical mineral supply chain and increase domestic critical mineral development; establishes a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to implement integrated critical mineral education, training, and workforce development programs; and reauthorizes through FY2029 the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.

Bill Text Versions

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2 versions available

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Timeline
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 14, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-322.
Jul 16, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 22, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-131.
Oct 22, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.
  • May 2, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 14, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-322.


  • July 16, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • October 22, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-131.


  • October 22, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (11)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • S 116-4324: Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act
  • HR 116-4299: Data Preservation Act of 2020
  • S 116-4775: Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIndian lands and resources rightsInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyInternational organizations and cooperationLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMetalsMiningPerformance measurementRadioactive wastes and releasesResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSmall businessSolid waste and recyclingStrategic materials and reservesStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology transfer and commercializationWater qualityWater use and supply