RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 19, 2019)
Rare Earth Cooperative 21st Century Manufacturing Act or the RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act
This bill addresses the advancement of domestic refining of rare earth elements and the safe storage of thorium.
The Department of Commerce must establish a privately funded, operated, and managed Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative tasked with the creation of a fully integrated domestic rare earth value chain to serve U.S. national security needs and the critical advanced manufacturing industries.
The Department of Energy must coordinate with other agencies to procure the issuance of a federal charter for the Thorium Storage, Energy, and Industrial Products Corporation which shall assume liability for and ownership of all thorium and mineralogically actinides and decay products contained within the rare earth element ores utilized by the cooperative.
What just happenedSep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 19, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Sep 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Sep 19, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House