House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Amodei R-NVWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 22, 2015
- Committee actionJul 9, 2015
- Passed HouseOct 22, 2015 · 254–177
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 26, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1937.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015” on August 7, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50722
- CBO publication date
- August 7, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1937, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1937
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-253 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 8, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/253
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1937, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1937
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a751e45c802733c61febacdf48c6d1c230b53d1233a3aaf45e04597dcb3f6b0
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMODEI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 59, April 22, 2015, Page H2418):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 556 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1937, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1937
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a751e45c802733c61febacdf48c6d1c230b53d1233a3aaf45e04597dcb3f6b0
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
48 cosponsors — 48 Republicans
0 of 48 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tom Graves (R-GA), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei.
- H.R. 2733 (114th) Nevada Native Nations Land Act
- H.R. 1214 (114th) National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015
- H.R. 4298 (114th) Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
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- H.R. 4688 (114th) Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2016
- H.R. 5752 (114th) Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.