HR 3896 · 117th Congress · International Affairs

Critical Mineral Access Act

Introduced 2021-06-15· Sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2021-06-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Critical Mineral Access Act This bill authorizes the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide support to high-income economy countries for developing and processing specified critical materials if such support furthers U.S. national security interests. Critical materials include, for example, rare earth elements, aluminum, and uranium. A high-income economy country is one with a per capita gross national income (GNI) that exceeds $12,695 for 2021. Current law limits the corporation's activities to facilitating the economic development of countries with a per capita GNI below that amount.…

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Cosponsors (6)

2 Democrats4 Republicans