House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-233
Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023
Became law on Jan 4, 2025.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2023
- Committee actionJun 12, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 20, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
- Became lawJan 4, 2025
Latest action: Jan 4, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 118-233.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6395.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6395, Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023” on July 22, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60564
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-710 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 22, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 22, 2024 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/710
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. CURTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 188, November 14, 2023, Page H5855):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: the designation of critical minerals relevent to the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 14, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 141 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6395, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6395
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Jason Crow (D-CO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Curtis.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.