US Congress House Bill 1314 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-06-03 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2011 or RARE Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to submit a comprehensive report on global rare earth element resources and the potential future global supply of such resources. Requires the report to include recommendations on areas of need for future geologic research related to rare earth elements and other minerals that are critical based on the impact of a potential supply restriction and the likelihood of one.

RARE Act of 2011

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-03	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-04-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-04-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1314/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1314/BILLS-112hr1314ih.pdf