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H.R. 4281 (97th)

Critical Materials Act of 1982

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Introduced

27 July 1981

Last action

13 December 1982 · Floor

Status

Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 215 - 164 (Record Vote No: 437).

Sponsors

Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

6 June 2025

Defence

Summary

Critical Materials Act of 1981 - Establishes a Council on Critical Materials in the Executive Office of the President to: (1) advise the President on national policy concerning critical materials; (2) coordinate Federal policies and activities concerning such materials; (3) evaluate Government activities according to the policy and directions provided under the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980; and (4) oversee and coordinate materials research and development programs of Federal entities. Sets forth duties of the Council's executive director, which include: (1) cataloging materials research and development activities of public and private institutions; (2) evaluating the critical materials needs of basic industry and the Government; (3) initiating studies to resolve national critical materials problems; (4) issuing a biennial report providing a domestic inventory of critical resources with projections on the needs for such resources; and (5) recommending necessary changes in policies, regulations, and legislation to Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 27 July 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 July 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 July 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 July 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials.

    Source: Committee

  5. 20 April 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 April 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 29 July 1982

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  8. 29 July 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 11 August 1982

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  10. 11 August 1982

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 18 August 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Armed Services Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than September 22, 1982.

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 18 August 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Science and Technology. Report No: 97-761 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

  13. 18 August 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Science and Technology. Report No: 97-761 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

  14. 30 August 1982

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials.

    Source: Committee

  15. 30 August 1982

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD, GSA.

    Source: Committee

  16. 13 September 1982

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

    Source: Committee

  17. 13 September 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  18. 15 September 1982

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.

    Source: Committee

  19. 22 September 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 526.

    Source: Calendars

  20. 22 September 1982

    Discharge

    House Committee on Armed Services Discharged by Motion.

    Source: Discharge

  21. 22 September 1982

    Committee

    House Committee on Armed Services Discharged by Motion.

    Source: Committee

  22. 12 November 1982

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From GSA.

    Source: Committee

  23. 23 November 1982

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

    Source: Committee

  24. 13 December 1982

    Vote

    Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 215 - 164 (Record Vote No: 437).

    Source: Floor

  25. 13 December 1982

    Vote

    Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 215 - 164 (Record Vote No: 437).

    Source: Floor

  26. 13 December 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

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  • Reported to House with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 18 August 1982

    Open at official source

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 27 July 1981

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