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HR 8446 - Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 - National Key Vote

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Title: Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of critical minerals to include critical materials designated by the Department of Energy (DOE).

Highlights:

  • Amends and modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of critical minerals to include critical materials designated by the Department of Energy (DOE) (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that under current law DOE's critical materials list contains certain materials that are essential for energy, including those on the critical minerals list of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and that the USGS's list, which contains certain minerals that are essential to the nation's economic or national security, is not required to include the materials on DOE's list (Sec. 2).

  • Expands definitions of critical minerals and requires the USGS to include on their list the minerals on DOE’s list (Sec. 2).

  • Requires that within 45 days of DOE adding a mineral, element, or material to its critical materials list, the USGS must update its list to include such minerals, elements, substances, or materials (Sec. 2).

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