Domestic USA Act

Bill: 118-hr-3514
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Department of the Interior

Metals

Strategic materials and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Domestic Uranium Saves America Act or the Domestic USA Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes uranium on the critical minerals list. In 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published a list of critical minerals, including uranium, in response to an executive order that called for a federal strategy to ensure secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals. The USGS updates the list every three years and includes certain minerals that are essential to economic or national security and have a supply chain vulnerable to disruption. In 2022, USGS removed uranium from the list. The bill reinstates uranium as a critical mineral.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzUwOTkyOTgzOTIxNzE4NjQ4ODU4MzkwIjp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTA5OTI5ODM5MjE3MTg2NDg4NTgzOTAiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81MDk5Mjk4MzkyMTcxODY0ODg1ODM5MCIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSBtYWRlIG1pbm9yIGNoYW5nZXMgZm9yIHJlYWRhYmlsaXR5LCAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA2LTE3VDE4OjI3OjM4LjM4OVoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNi0xN1QxODoyNzozOC4zODlaIn1dfX0=-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Schweikert , Mrs. Boebert , and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Uranium Saves America Act or the Domestic USA Act . 2. Uranium critical mineral status Notwithstanding the exclusion of fuel minerals from the definition of the term critical mineral under any Federal law, regulation, or Executive order, uranium— (1) is deemed to be included on the 2022 final list of critical minerals in the notice entitled 2022 Final List of Critical Minerals published by the United States Geological Survey (87 Fed. Reg. 10381; February 24, 2022), and shall be treated as if included on that list at the time of publication; and (2) shall be included on each subsequent list of critical minerals published pursuant to section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606 ).