Full Committee Hearing on Mineral Security and Related Legislation
May 14, 2019
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the importance of and path to achieving mineral security and to receive testimony on the following bills:
- S. 1052, the Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act; and
- S. 1317, the American Mineral Security Act.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. Joe Manchin
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Joe Balash
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals ManagementU.S. Department of the Interior -
Dr. David Solan
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable PowerOffice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy -
Mr. Jonathan Evans
President and COOLithium Americas -
Dr. John Warner
Chairman, National Alliance for Advanced Transportation BatteriesChief Customer Officer, American Battery Solutions -
Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz
DirectorWest Virginia Water Research Institute, West Virginia University
