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S 5128 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act

Summary
Fertilizer Stewardship, Utilization, Sustainability, Technology, Access, Innovation, and Nourishment Act or the Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act This bill (1) directs the Department of the Interior to designate potash and phosphates as critical minerals, (2) revises the Federal Register and National Environmental Policy Act permitting process for mining and phosphate and potash exploration, and (3) requires the Environmental Protection Agency to allow phosphogypsum to be used in government road projects.
Issues: ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentEases mining permits and allows radioactive phosphogypsum in infrastructure, weakening environmental safeguards per EPA provisions85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates EPA to allow phosphogypsum use in government road projects, directly advancing transportation infrastructure through material utilization.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Nov 2022
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Introduced Nov 17, 2022 Last action Nov 17, 2022
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Nov 17, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Nov 17, 2022
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Roger Marshall
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