I will support legislation that incentivizes domestic production of rare earth elements and critical minerals, including a tax credit for supplying waste materials from coal mining and extracting rare earth minerals from them.

My proposed legislation takes an important step to incentivize the domestic production of rare earth elements and critical minerals. It offers a tax credit for both supplying waste materials from coal mining and then extracting rare earth minerals from it.

The candidate commits to backing proposed legislation that would incentivize domestic rare earth and critical mineral production through a tax credit.

Dan Meuser
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H.R.1496 was introduced as a bill "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for the domestic production of high-performance rare earth magnets, and for other purposes." Rep. Daniel Meuser is listed among the original cosponsors, with the bill referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means on 02/21/2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Meuser formally backed legislation creating a domestic rare-earth-magnet production tax credit, which is the clearest official evidence of support for the policy.

delivered same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.1496 - Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025
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Under the taxonomy entry for Taxation, the Congressional Record index lists Meuser under "establish credit for domestic production of high-performance rare earth magnets (see H.R. 1496), [H728] [21FE]."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official congressional index ties Meuser to the rare-earth-magnet tax credit bill, confirming his sponsorship/support in the congressional record.

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MEUSER, DANIEL (a Representative from Pennsylvania) | Congressional Record Index
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Meuser said his proposed legislation "takes an important step to incentivize domestic production of rare earth elements and critical minerals" and "offers a tax credit for both supplying waste materials from coal mining and then extracting rare earth minerals from it."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the clearest official public statement matching the claim's coal-waste and rare-earth-tax-credit language.

delivered same_term A for effort

SBA - Congressman Meuser on Rare Earth Mining
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Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]* 02/21/2025

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov lists Daniel Meuser as an original cosponsor of H.R.1496 during the 119th Congress, confirming formal support in the same term.

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Cosponsors - H.R.1496 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for the domestic production of high-performance rare earth magnets

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill Meuser cosponsored creates an Internal Revenue Code credit for domestic production of high-performance rare-earth magnets, matching the domestic-production tax-credit part of the promise.

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Text - H.R.1496 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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$20 per kilogram of rare earth magnets manufactured or produced in the United States

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text specifies the dollar value of the domestic rare-earth magnet production credit, showing the incentive mechanism Meuser supported.

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Text - H.R.1496 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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tax credits for rare earths produced from waste streams tied to coal, oil and gas

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): E&E reported that Meuser was crafting legislation with tax credits for rare earths from coal, oil, and gas waste streams, covering the coal-waste component of the pledge.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Republican to float tax incentives for rare earths - E&E News by POLITICO
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including rare earth elements from coal byproducts and lithium from fracking brine

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Local reporting on Meuser's critical-minerals roundtable says he announced forthcoming production-tax-credit legislation covering rare-earth elements from coal byproducts.

delivered same_term A for effort

LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: Meuser participates in ’Critical Minerals Roundtable’ | Times Leader
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02/21/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official action page shows H.R.1496 was introduced and referred; no later enacted action was found in the lookback, but enactment was not required by the support-legislation promise.

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Actions - H.R.1496 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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