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Committee approves 10-bill unanimous-consent package including critical minerals, broadband and park designations
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Summary
The Natural Resources Committee reported a 10-bill unanimous-consent package covering critical mineral definitions, park and landmark designations, wildfire solutions and broadband administrative review; members agreed to technical staff edits and minority rights to review were preserved.
After reporting HR 5497 and HR 6300, the committee moved to report a package of 10 bipartisan bills by unanimous consent rather than mark up each individually. The package included measures on critical mineral consistency, National Park System affiliated-area designations, a national historic landmark, wildfire solutions, administrative review for broadband deployment, and other measures.
The chair made a single unanimous-consent motion to report the bills with any filed and agreed amendments; with no objection the motion was ordered and the package was favorably reported. The committee authorized staff to make technical and conforming changes to the adopted documents, subject to minority approval. Ranking Member Huffman gave notice he would file supplemental minority views covering the measures considered.
The unanimous-consent procedure advanced a group of otherwise disparate measures efficiently and preserved members' rights to submit additional views or request further review.
