A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.
S. 3956118th Congress

A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

Introduced in the SenateSen. Thomas Tillis (R-NC)2 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

(a) In general

The list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled 2022 Final List of Critical Minerals (87 Fed. Reg. 10381 (February 24, 2022)) shall be deemed to include phosphate and potash.

(b) Recommendations

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall evaluate current policies relating to permitting and leasing of projects to develop the minerals described in subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives recommendations to support domestic production of those minerals.

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