118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
S. 1871: Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act
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- Passed Senate (completed)
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Summary
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a task force to facilitate cooperation, coordination, and mutual accountability among each level of the federal government and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments on a holistic response to the dependence on covered countries for critical minerals across the United States.
Covered country includes any country determined by the task force to be a geostrategic competitor or adversary of the United States with respect to critical minerals.
The bill specifies duties for the task force, including
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- addressing the homeland and national security risks associated with the current critical mineral supply chains of the United States;
- identifying a list of critical minerals most important for securing U.S. homeland and national security; and
- providing recommendations addressing research and development, mining, and strengthening the domestic workforce to support, and improving partnerships with allied countries to improve, critical mineral supply chains.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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- S.Amdt. 3288Gary Peters D-MIAgreedSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 2024: Amendment SA 3288 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Cosponsors
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Mitt Romney R-UTOriginal
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Gary Peters SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed Senate; 1 amendment offered, 1 agreed6 events+78
- 2James LankfordCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Mitt RomneyCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Kyrsten SinemaCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Gary Peters.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6184-6185)
- The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S6185)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6182-6184)
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-93.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 196.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.