# 117-hr-2637: American Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2021

117-hr-2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-2637
- Congress: 117
- Title: American Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

American Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2021-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-2637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2637)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
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