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

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Inclusion of copper as applicable critical mineral for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit Section 45X(c)(6)(AA) of the Internal Revenue Code and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, and product standards. The main policy areas are Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Inclusion of copper as applicable critical mineral for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit Section 45X(c)(6)(AA) of the Internal Revenue Code...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Inclusion of copper as applicable critical mineral for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit Section 45X(c)(6)(AA) of the Internal Revenue Code and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.

Key Policy Areas

Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 1. Inclusion of copper as applicable critical mineral for purposes of the advanced manufacturing production credit Section 45X(c)(6)(AA) of the Internal Revenue Code and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2.

Policy Domains

Finance

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
Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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