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House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment is made in property used for the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of critical minerals and metals from the United States, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8143Introduced Sep 1, 2020Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Lance Gooden R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 10, 2020 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8143.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8143, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Andy Barr (R-KY), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Van Taylor (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ron Wright (R-TX), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-5 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.