HR-7807 : Still Just a Bill

The Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act, or H.R. 7807, aims to reduce United States reliance on the People's Republic of China and other adversarial countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals. Key provisions include:

• Establishing an Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force composed of representatives from various federal agencies, Indian Tribes, and State, local, and territorial governments.
• The task force will assess U.S. reliance on covered countries for critical minerals, identify national security risks, and make recommendations to the President.
• Recommendations will focus on securing supply chains, reducing reliance on adversarial nations, and promoting cooperation among government levels.
• The task force will also prioritize increasing domestic mining, processing, refinement, reuse, and recycling capacities for critical minerals.
• Requires a report to Congress with findings and recommendations and briefings to appropriate committees.
• Requires a GAO study to examine federal and state regulations related to domestic supply chains for critical minerals.