HR8277-119

In Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate copper as an applicable critical mineral and to include ore extraction costs for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit.

119th Congress Introduced Apr 14, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate copper as an applicable critical mineral and to include ore extraction costs for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Finance, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HAB5EACCE28DE4684BBA7B9A86F63AE3A: 1. Inclusion of copper as applicable critical mineral for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit Section 45X(c)(6)(AA) of the Internal...
  • Section H8DB470353D97497AADCD729296CCD612: 2. Inclusion of ore extraction costs in advanced manufacturing production credit Section 45X(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate copper as an applicable critical mineral and to include ore extraction costs for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Finance, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate copper as an applicable critical mineral and to include ore extraction costs for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Finance Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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importers, exporters, and commercial firms: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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federal implementing agencies: ,
importers, exporters, and commercial firms: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 14, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 14, 2026

Mr. Schweikert (for himself and Mr. Carey) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Finance Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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