ROSEN, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ESTABLISH FEDERAL STRATEGY ON CRITICAL MINERALS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Hickenlooper (D-NV), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced a bipartisan bill to establish a federal strategy on critical minerals. The National Critical Minerals Council Act would establish a National Critical Minerals Council to develop and implement a national strategy on critical minerals and build reliable supply chains at home and abroad. Critical minerals play a key role in powering the majority of modern technological innovations, including vehicles, smartphones, and defense systems. However, China dominates the global market, with the U.S. being 100% reliant on impor...