House critical minerals working group eyes year-end legislative push

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party’s critical minerals working group is aiming to help push legislation through Congress by the end of the year to secure U.S. access to rare earth elements, according to the group’s chair. The select committee last week created the working group, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Kathy Castor (D-FL), and instructed it develop policy proposals to reduce U.S. dependency on China for critical minerals. The group held its first meeting...