Subject Metals | Current

State	Bill	Summary/Title	Last Action
US	HB761	National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 - Deems a domestic mine that will provide strategic and critical minerals to be an "infrastructure project" as described in Presidential Order "Improving Performance of Fe... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
US	HB981	Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2013 or RARE Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to submit a comprehensive report on global rare earth element resources and the potential future g... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
US	HB1063	National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 - Declares that it is the continuing policy of the United States to promote an adequate and stable supply of minerals to maintain the nation's economic well-being, security, and manufacturin... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
US	SB601	Water Resources Development Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Held at the desk.
US	HB1071	Amends the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act to modify the requirements for the production of gold and silver coins commemorating the National Baseball Hall of Fame to require such coins to be struck on planchets of specified diam... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-09 Presented to President.
US	HB1719	Cents and Sensibility Act [Detail][Text]	2013-04-24 To House Financial Services Committee
US	SB768	Sound Money Promotion Act - Exempts gold and silver coins declared to be legal tender by the federal government or any state government from taxation. [Detail][Text]	2013-04-18 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HB1576	Dollar Bill Act of 2013 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) to: (1) designate a "Target Week"; (2) employ a random process to select a specific day, hour, minute, and second during such Target Week as &quo... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-16 To House Budget Committee
US	SB696	Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-10 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB867	Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Prohibits stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which harms critical infrastructure, including metal used as part of an electrical substation, power line,... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB1027	Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies for FY2014-FY2018. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
US	SB488	Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - Title I: Vehicle Research and Development - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program of basic and applied research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities on mate... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
US	HB949	Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver request... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-06 To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
US	HB1022	Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-06 To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
US	SB394	Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Prohibits stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which harms critical infrastructure, including metal used as part of an electrical substation, power line,... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-27 To Senate Judiciary Committee
US	SB387	American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act - Establishes the American Infrastructure Investment Fund in the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) invest in infrastructure projects that increase or otherwise improve U.S. economic output, product... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-26 To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
US	HB643	Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-15 To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
US	SB332	Climate Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose: (1) a carbon pollution fee on any manufacturer, producer, or importer of a carbon polluting substance; and ... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB335	Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a direct loan, including a subordinated loan, or a loan guarantee to an eligible entity to carry out activitie... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-14 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	HB77	Free Competition in Currency Act of 2013 - Repeals the federal law establishing U.S. coins, currency, and reserve notes as legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Prohibits any tax on any coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, plat... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-25 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee