H.R. 7938 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2022Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Biggs, and Mr. Schweikert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Uranium Saves America Act or the Domestic USA Act. 2. Uranium critical mineral status Notwithstanding the exclusion of fuel minerals from the definition of the term critical mineral under any Federal law, regulation, or Executive order, uranium— (1) is deemed to be included on the 2022 final list of critical minerals in the notice entitled 2022 Final List of Critical Minerals published by the United States Geological Survey (87 Fed. Reg. 10381; February 24, 2022), and shall be treated as if included on that list at the time of publication; and (2) shall be included on each subsequent list of critical minerals published pursuant to section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606).