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S. 883 - Mineral Security and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015

Energy. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, and research capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Mineral Security and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015

S. 883 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, and research capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, and research capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • American Mineral Security Act of 2015
  • American Mineral Security Act of 2015
Sponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Energy
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior
  • Education programs funding
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy research
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intellectual property
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Manufacturing
  • Metals
  • Mining
  • Performance measurement
  • Radioactive wastes and releases
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Small business
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Strategic materials and reserves
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • Technology transfer and commercialization
  • Water quality
  • Water use and supply
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Major Actions
Introduced3/26/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/26/2015
3/26/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
3/26/2015Introduced in Senate
5/12/2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-141.
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Contributions

  1. November - December 2010 For $49,150 Against $0
  2. January - February 2011 For $126,326 Against $0
  3. March - April 2011 For $365,731 Against $0
  4. May - June 2011 For $318,400 Against $0
  5. July - August 2011 For $169,826 Against $0
  6. September - October 2011 For $357,493 Against $0
  7. November - December 2011 For $217,875 Against $0
  8. January - February 2012 For $141,600 Against $0
  9. March - April 2012 For $207,452 Against $0
  10. May - June 2012 For $351,398 Against $0
  11. July - August 2012 For $231,563 Against $0
  12. September - October 2012 For $556,497 Against $0
  13. November - December 2012 For $124,420 Against $0
  14. January - February 2013 For $97,075 Against $0
  15. March - April 2013 For $260,100 Against $0
  16. May - June 2013 For $392,905 Against $0
  17. July - August 2013 For $214,450 Against $0
  18. September - October 2013 For $340,050 Against $0
  19. November - December 2013 For $343,276 Against $0
  20. January - February 2014 For $196,283 Against $0
  21. March - April 2014 For $527,573 Against $0
  22. May - June 2014 For $515,379 Against $0
  23. July - August 2014 For $347,865 Against $0
  24. September - October 2014 For $804,353 Against $0
  25. November - December 2014 For $226,043 Against $0
  26. January - February 2015 For $187,283 Against $0
  27. March - April 2015 For $408,471 Against $0
  28. May - June 2015 For $432,584 Against $0
  29. July - August 2015 For $165,089 Against $0
  30. September - October 2015 For $273,609 Against $0
  31. November - December 2015 For $316,852 Against $0
  32. January - February 2016 For $181,300 Against $0
  33. March - April 2016 For $401,094 Against $0
  34. May - June 2016 For $513,917 Against $0
  35. July - August 2016 For $269,702 Against $0
  36. September - October 2016 For $528,448 Against $0
  37. November - December 2016 For $30,458 Against $0

Votes

    12 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
    12 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    American Mineral Security Act of 2015

    12 organizations supported this bill

    Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
    Bainwol, Mitch (2016, January 21). Statement of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Retrieved January 25, 2016, from Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.
    American Chemical Society
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    American Exploration & Mining Association
    Skaer, Laura (2015, May 12). S.883 Critical Minerals Legislation. Retrieved September 9, 2015, from American Exploration & Mining Association.
    American Geosciences Institute
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    American Physical Society
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    Geological Society of America
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    Industrial Minerals Association - North America
    Hill-Davis, Ariel (2015, May 28). IMA-NA Supports the American Mineral Security Act. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    Materials Research Society
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    National Electrical Manufacturers Association
    Cosgriff, Kevin J. (2015, May 12). Testimony of Kevin J. Cosgriff at a Hearing on S. 883, American Mineral Security Act. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
    National Mining Association
    Quinn, Hal (2015, March 26). NMA Applauds Murkowski Bill to Unlock U.S. Mineral Potential. Retrieved March 30, 2015, from NMA.
    National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.
    Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration
    Leahy, P. Patrick (2015, May 22). Statement Submitted on Behalf of The Minerals Science and Information Coalition Submitted by Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, Chair To the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Regarding S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from IMA-NA.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$171,950$0
    Kelly AyotteRNH$145,861$0
    Tammy BaldwinDWI$29,244$0
    John BarrassoRWY$153,223$0
    Michael F. BennetDCO$106,710$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$75,350$0
    Roy BluntRMO$219,125$0
    Cory A. BookerDNJ$131,029$0
    John BoozmanRAR$60,450$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$13,500$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$106,175$0
    Richard BurrRNC$132,550$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$33,419$0
    Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$215,565$0
    Ben CardinDMD$56,983$0
    Tom CarperDDE$179,245$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$109,028$0
    Bill CassidyRLA$160,750$0
    Daniel CoatsRIN$15,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$73,949$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$85,050$0
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$179,400$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$179,616$0
    John CornynRTX$230,675$0
    Tom CottonRAR$127,621$0
    Mike CrapoRID$99,650$0
    Ted CruzRTX$192,533$0
    Steve DainesRMT$112,925$0
    Joe DonnellyDIN$78,111$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$73,950$0
    Mike EnziRWY$64,250$0
    Joni ErnstRIA$62,746$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$60,450$0
    Deb FischerRNE$56,410$0
    Jeff FlakeRAZ$189,425$0
    Al FrankenDMN$30,290$0
    Cory GardnerRCO$214,955$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$77,444$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$73,700$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$104,350$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$167,300$0
    Martin HeinrichDNM$53,266$0
    Heidi HeitkampDND$29,894$0
    Dean HellerRNV$220,220$0
    Mazie K. HironoDHI$26,000$0
    John HoevenRND$34,350$0
    Jim InhofeROK$187,600$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$198,075$0
    Ron JohnsonRWI$120,810$0
    Tim KaineDVA$111,216$0
    Angus S. King, Jr.IME$8,750$0
    Mark KirkRIL$84,000$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$48,697$0
    James LankfordROK$99,650$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$19,700$0
    Mike LeeRUT$44,250$0
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$192,700$0
    Ed MarkeyDMA$107,650$0
    John McCainRAZ$195,825$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$84,094$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$425,826$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$64,700$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$31,400$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$2,500$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$114,699$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$190,800$0
    Chris MurphyDCT$86,645$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$135,370$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$90,250$0
    Rand PaulRKY$70,818$0
    David PerdueRGA$83,936$0
    Gary C. PetersDMI$177,654$0
    Rob PortmanROH$385,987$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$35,350$0
    Harry ReidDNV$70,975$0
    Jim RischRID$39,200$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$142,250$0
    Mike RoundsRSD$94,196$0
    Marco RubioRFL$182,753$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$3,575$0
    Ben SasseRNE$53,653$0
    Brian SchatzDHI$66,440$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$160,850$0
    Tim ScottRSC$159,725$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$30,500$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$70,090$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$30,700$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$172,701$0
    Dan SullivanRAK$80,475$0
    Jon TesterDMT$43,550$0
    John ThuneRSD$184,441$0
    Thom TillisRNC$130,996$0
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$292,346$0
    Tom UdallDNM$80,282$0
    David VitterRLA$149,250$0
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$122,971$0
    Elizabeth WarrenDMA$105,616$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$34,516$0
    Roger F. WickerRMS$53,350$0
    Ron WydenDOR$223,350$0

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$171,950$0
    		Kelly AyotteRNH$145,861$0
    		Tammy BaldwinDWI$29,244$0
    		John BarrassoRWY$153,223$0
    		Michael F. BennetDCO$106,710$0
    		Richard BlumenthalDCT$75,350$0
    		Roy BluntRMO$219,125$0
    		Cory A. BookerDNJ$131,029$0
    		John BoozmanRAR$60,450$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$13,500$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$106,175$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$132,550$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$33,419$0
    		Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$215,565$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$56,983$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$179,245$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$109,028$0
    		Bill CassidyRLA$160,750$0
    		Daniel CoatsRIN$15,500$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$73,949$0
    		Susan M. CollinsRME$85,050$0
    		Christopher A. CoonsDDE$179,400$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$179,616$0
    		John CornynRTX$230,675$0
    		Tom CottonRAR$127,621$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$99,650$0
    		Ted CruzRTX$192,533$0
    		Steve DainesRMT$112,925$0
    		Joe DonnellyDIN$78,111$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$73,950$0
    		Mike EnziRWY$64,250$0
    		Joni ErnstRIA$62,746$0
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$60,450$0
    		Deb FischerRNE$56,410$0
    		Jeff FlakeRAZ$189,425$0
    		Al FrankenDMN$30,290$0
    		Cory GardnerRCO$214,955$0
    		Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$77,444$0
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$73,700$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$104,350$0
    		Orrin G. HatchRUT$167,300$0
    		Martin HeinrichDNM$53,266$0
    		Heidi HeitkampDND$29,894$0
    		Dean HellerRNV$220,220$0
    		Mazie K. HironoDHI$26,000$0
    		John HoevenRND$34,350$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$187,600$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$198,075$0
    		Ron JohnsonRWI$120,810$0
    		Tim KaineDVA$111,216$0
    		Angus S. King, Jr.IME$8,750$0
    		Mark KirkRIL$84,000$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$48,697$0
    		James LankfordROK$99,650$0
    		Patrick J. LeahyDVT$19,700$0
    		Mike LeeRUT$44,250$0
    		Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$192,700$0
    		Ed MarkeyDMA$107,650$0
    		John McCainRAZ$195,825$0
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$84,094$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$425,826$0
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$64,700$0
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$31,400$0
    		Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$2,500$0
    		Jerry MoranRKS$114,699$0
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$190,800$0
    		Chris MurphyDCT$86,645$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$135,370$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$90,250$0
    		Rand PaulRKY$70,818$0
    		David PerdueRGA$83,936$0
    		Gary C. PetersDMI$177,654$0
    		Rob PortmanROH$385,987$0
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$35,350$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$70,975$0
    		Jim RischRID$39,200$0
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$142,250$0
    		Mike RoundsRSD$94,196$0
    		Marco RubioRFL$182,753$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$3,575$0
    		Ben SasseRNE$53,653$0
    		Brian SchatzDHI$66,440$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$160,850$0
    		Tim ScottRSC$159,725$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$30,500$0
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$70,090$0
    		Richard C. ShelbyRAL$30,700$0
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$172,701$0
    		Dan SullivanRAK$80,475$0
    		Jon TesterDMT$43,550$0
    		John ThuneRSD$184,441$0
    		Thom TillisRNC$130,996$0
    		Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$292,346$0
    		Tom UdallDNM$80,282$0
    		David VitterRLA$149,250$0
    		Mark R. WarnerDVA$122,971$0
    		Elizabeth WarrenDMA$105,616$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$34,516$0
    		Roger F. WickerRMS$53,350$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$223,350$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Chemicals$3,741,693
    		Stone, clay, glass & concrete products$2,317,378
    		Electronics manufacturing & services$1,433,209
    		Auto manufacturers$1,351,111
    		Education$842,191
    		Metal mining & processing$766,625
    		Mining$739,683

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