HR-8143 : Still Just a Bill


This bill allows permanent expensing of property used in the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of certain critical minerals and metals within the United States and of nonresidential real property used in mining such minerals and metals. Expensing is the treatment of expenditures as operating costs deductible in full in the current taxable year.

The bill allows a new tax deduction for 200% of the cost of purchasing or acquiring such critical minerals and metals extracted from deposits in the United States.

The bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot project grant program for the development of critical minerals and metals in the United States. A grant awarded under such program may not exceed $10 million. In awarding grants, Interior must give priority to projects determined to be economically viable over the long term and must allot 30% of grants funds to the secondary recovery of critical minerals and metals.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-09-10CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.House committee actions
2020-09-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.House floor actions
2020-09-01IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Taxation
Related Subjects
  • Business expenses
  • Business investment and capital
  • Buy American requirements
  • Income tax deductions
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Mining
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Strategic materials and reserves
Related Geographic Entities
Related Organizations
  • Department of the Interior

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