118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
This page covers HR8446 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR8446 in another Congress is a different bill. Other bills numbered HR8446 are listed below.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-11-14: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-11-18: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| Policy area | Energy |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024This bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of critical minerals to include critical materials designated by the Department of Energy (DOE). 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). 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. Currently, both lists include minerals with a high risk of supply chain disruptions, and both DOE and USGS must conduct a variety of efforts to ensure a secure and reliable supply chain of the minerals. By expanding the definition of critical minerals, this bill requires the USGS to include on its list the materials on DOE's list. Within 45 days of DOE adding a mineral, element, substance, or material to its critical materials list, the USGS must update its list to include such mineral, element, substance, or material.
Subjects: Metals, Mining, Strategic materials and reserves
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-14 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 211 | 140 | 19 | Official tally |
| 2024-11-14 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 178 | 179 | 13 | Official tally |
HR8446 in the 117th Congress (2021–2023): Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022
HR8446 (Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6].
On 2024-11-18: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2 recorded votes in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-11-14, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.
No. Bill numbers restart each Congress. HR8446 was also used in the 117th Congress for different legislation.