# 116-hr-6630: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act

116-hr-6630, Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6630
- Congress: 116
- Title: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act This bill allows a new tax deduction for 10% of the cost of specified domestically-produced materials if such materials are acquired directly from the domestic smelter or processor of the materials. The bill defines specified domestically-produced materials as materials that are smelted or processed in the United States by direct smelting of ore, from a mine product, by a taxpayer in the trade or business of smelting or processing such materials. The term specified material includes minerals necessary for national defense and security, for U.S. energy infrastructure, for community resiliency, to support domestic manufacturing, agriculture, housing, telecommunications, healthcare, and transportation infrastructure, or for U.S. economic security and balance of trade. The term does not include fuel minerals, water, ice, or snow, or sand, stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, cinders, or clay.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-3794: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6630 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6630)

## Related
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-3794: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3794)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6630 (as of 2025-11-18).