National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

Action history

1. 2012-07-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2. 2012-07-12Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2012-07-12On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 160 (Roll no. 468).
4. 2012-07-12On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 181 - 231 (Roll No. 467).
5. 2012-07-12The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
6. 2012-07-12DEBATE - The House continued with debate on the Slaughter motion to recommit with instructions.
7. 2012-07-12DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slaughter motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment prohibiting the issuance of permits for mining to persons, corporations or their subsidiaries that have failed to pay any state or federal taxes. The motion also sought to add provisions to Federal mining permits prohibiting the export of strategic and critical minerals to China and Iran, and sought to require, to the extent practicable, that all mining equipment used under mining permits be made in America and to prohibit the holder of the permit from outsourcing American jobs.
8. 2012-07-12Ms. Slaughter moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources.
9. 2012-07-12The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
10. 2012-07-12The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
11. 2012-07-12The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4402.
12. 2012-07-12UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
13. 2012-07-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
14. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 7.
15. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment No. 6.
16. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cravaack amendment No. 5.
17. 2012-07-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Young (AK) amendment, Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Holt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
18. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) amendment No. 4.
19. 2012-07-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
20. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 3.
21. 2012-07-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
22. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment No. 2.
23. 2012-07-12POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tonko amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Tonko demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
24. 2012-07-12DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 726, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 1.
25. 2012-07-12GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4402.