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H.R. 1622

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1622, the Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2025 by Rep. John McGuire (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 1622 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb1622/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1622 IH: Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-26
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1622  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2025   Mr. McGuire  (for himself,  Ms. Maloy ,  Mr. Buchanan ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. Haridopolos , and  Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025  .
2.
Uranium critical mineral status
Notwithstanding the exclusion of fuel minerals from the definition of the term  critical mineral  under any Federal law, regulation, or Executive order, uranium—
(1)
is deemed to be included on the 2022 final list of critical minerals in the notice entitled  2022 Final List of Critical Minerals  published by the United States Geological Survey (87 Fed. Reg. 10381; February 24, 2022), and shall be treated as if included on that list at the time of publication; and
(2)
shall be included on each subsequent list of critical minerals published pursuant to section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606 ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 26, 2025

hb1622/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/26/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. John McGuire (R) sponsors H.R. 1622, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1622 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Feb 26, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1622 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 1622 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1622 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1622 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Manufacturing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRIS PRENDERGAST117
COLLEEN LITKENHAUS117
HICKS WINTERS117
KARI MAVIAN117
LISA SCHROETER117
MADELEINE COLAIEZZI117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 first_quarter$1.8M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2026 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Amendme…
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 second_quarter$1.6M2nd Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 third_quarter$1.3M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 third_quarter$1.3M3rd Quarter - Report
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOWTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW2025 fourth_quarter$910K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1622 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1622’s is Energy.

hr1622/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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