bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Young Kim (CA-40) to strengthen U.S. energy security, reduce reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for critical minerals, and build more resilient supply chains with trusted allies and partners
Strengthen U.S. energy security, reduce reliance on the People’s Republic of China for critical minerals, and build more resilient supply chains with trusted allies and partners.
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Evidence
The House press release says the chamber passed H.R. 7037, the DOMINANCE Act, and says the bill seeks to reduce dependence on strategic competitors, particularly China, for critical minerals essential to America’s energy future and defense industrial base. It also says the measure strengthens U.S. partnerships with trusted allies and partners to build secure critical mineral supply chains.
The same House press release says Bera-led H.R. 3429, the U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act, passed the House and would establish a permanent inter-parliamentary dialogue among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. The office says the bill is meant to institutionalize cooperation with key Indo-Pacific allies and promote a free, open, and resilient Indo-Pacific.
Assessments
Bera materially advanced the promise by leading House-passed bills aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on China for critical minerals and strengthening supply-chain cooperation with trusted allies, especially in the Indo-Pacific. That shows meaningful action on the policy goal, but the cited measures were only passed by the House and were not shown here to have become law or fully achieved the promised outcome of stronger energy security and resilient allied supply chains. Because the evidence supports substantial progress without full completion, partial credit fits best.