H.R. 1622 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2025Mr. McGuire (for himself, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. Gosar) 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 Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025. 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).