Meanwhile, Trump names new Department of Energy lead
The US House of Representatives passed the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 last week. The act expands the definition of critical minerals in the 2020 Energy Act to include critical minerals designated by the US Department of Energy .The Department of Energy and the US Geological Survey have separate lists of critical minerals, with the latter defining what constitutes a critical mineral under the Energy Act of 2020.
"My legislation, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act, will ensure parity between US Geological Survey Critical Minerals and Department of Energy materials lists to strengthen our domestic supply chain and include copper, electrical steel, fluorine, silicon, and silicon carbide on the Critical Minerals list, a long overdue classification," Ciscomani said.The Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 was passed with bipartisan support, with the House voting 245-155.
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