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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.
Action Timeline
2025-02-26
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-02-26
Introduced in House
2025-02-26
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1622 pass?
HR.1622 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 39%.
What does HR.1622 do?
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 mine…
Who sponsored HR.1622?
HR.1622 was sponsored by John J. McGuire (R-Virginia).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1622 IH: Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2025 Mr. 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 ).
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