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Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025

Bill Number
H.R. 1622
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Energy
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-02-26: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Last Updated
2026-01-16T16:05:30Z

Official Summary

Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025

This bill includes uranium on the critical minerals list. In 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published a list of critical minerals, including uranium, in response to an executive order that called for a federal strategy to ensure secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals. The USGS updates the list every three years and includes certain minerals that are essential to economic or national security and have a supply chain vulnerable to disruption. In 2022, USGS removed uranium from the list. The bill reinstates uranium as a critical mineral and requires uranium to be treated as if it were included on that list at the time of publication.

Sponsor

Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5]

Cosponsors (7)

Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7], Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2], Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]

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