H.R. 8981: Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-22 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022

Plain summary

Securing America's Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022 This bill addresses various matters related to mineral resources and ensuring adequate supply chains for them, with a particular focus on minerals that are critical to the U.S. economy and national security and critical energy resources. For example, the bill modifies various requirements related to permitting and other aspects of mining on federal land, including specific modifications related to critical energy resources; restricts mineral withdrawals on federal land and prohibits moratoria on or reversals of certain mineral leases, claims, or permits without congressional approval; establishes programs and requires activities to advance technologies for critical mineral production, carbon mineralization, and recovery of critical minerals from mine waste; provides support for workforce development related to mining; permits the inclusion of certain fuel minerals (e.g., uranium) on a list of minerals that are critical to the U.S. economy and national security; and requires efforts to diversify supply chains and promote domestic sources for critical energy resources.

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Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · 10 cosponsors

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Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8981.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8981 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117