H.R. 2090: Energy Critical Elements Advancement Act of 2011
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H.R. 2090: Energy Critical Elements Advancement Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-02 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Energy Critical Elements Advancement Act of 2011
Plain summary
Energy Critical Elements Advancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Secretary of Energy (DOE), acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, to collaborate to improve assessments of energy critical elements. Requires the Director of the USGS to designate as a Principal Statistical Agency the entity within USGS that gathers information for such assessments. Directs the DOE Secretary to: (1) establish a research program to advance basic knowledge and enable expanded availability of designated energy critical elements, and (2) develop and update biennially an integrated research plan to guide program activities. Requires the Critical and Strategic Mineral Supply Chain Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council to report to certain congressional committees on the recycling of energy critical elements.
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Energy Critical Elements Advancement Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · 4 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2090.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2090 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112