{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-secure-critical-titanium", "Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Secure Critical Titanium", "2024-07-03", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Haley Stevens (D-MI) in introducing the Securing America\u2019s Titanium Manufacturing Act. This legislation would temporarily waive the 15% tariff on imported titanium sponge to ensure U.S. titanium manufacturers and workers can compete with Russian and Chinese state-owned enterprises in the global titanium marketplace.\n\n\u201cThe United States should not be buying titanium from our adversaries that we can produce ourselves. Now more than ever, we should be bolstering American manufacturers and critical mineral producers to protect U.S. national security. The Securing America\u2019s Titanium Manufacturing Act of 2024 will ensure that the United States is using our resources to improve our titanium supply, strengthen our national security, and grow our economy,\u201dsaid Congresswoman Miller.\n\n\u201cThe current 15% tariff on imported of titanium sponge puts an unnecessary burden on American producers, especially the producers of critical products needed for our national defense,\u201d said Congressman Wenstrup. \u201cBy providing a temporary waiver of these tariffs, we can ensure American producers can compete on the international stage while securing the supply chain for critical supplies needed for our defense industry.\u201d\n\n\"American workers and manufacturers rely on titanium sponge to build components for engines, planes, and satellites\u2014technologies that are critical to our national security,\u201d said Congressman Kildee. \u201cI'm pleased to introduce new legislation to safeguard our supply chain for titanium sponge, support good-paying jobs, and level the playing field for American workers in Michigan and across the country.\u201d\n\nClick here for bill text.\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-secure-critical-titanium"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7839761674404144, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}