; Whereas domestically mined minerals are sourced with safe labor conditions in a manner that prioritizes environmental impact; Whereas demand for graphite, lithium, and cobalt is estimated to increase by 500 percent by 2050; Whereas China is the leader in global production of the minerals market, often utilizing slave labor; Whereas nuclear power plants have produced 778,000,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in 2021; Whereas nuclear energy has generated roughly 20 percent of the electricity used in the United States since 1990; Whereas nuclear reactors provide the United States with 78 percent of its carbon-free electricity; Whereas nuclear power plants are highly reliable and consistently operate over 92 percent of the time in 30 different States; Whereas United States nuclear plants are more than 100 times safer than the safety goals set by nuclear regulators for such nuclear power plants; Whereas the infrastructure and facilities of nuclear power plants are durably designed to be a vital baseload energy supplier in periods of extreme weather events; Whereas the United States has abundant coal reserves, including a demonstrated reserve base estimated to contain 475,000,000,000 short tons; Whereas United States coal resources are used to generate almost 20 percent of the country’s electricity at a consumer friendly cost; Whereas hydropower is a source of emissions-free, baseload power that accounts for 6 percent of total United States electricity generation, enough to power over 24,000,000 homes; Whereas hydropower is dependable, flexible, and able to restart the electric system after major outages; Whereas communities, both rural and metropolitan, in the Western United States rely on hydropower as a vital energy source; Whereas corn-based ethanol and renewable diesel are proven to lower greenhouse gas emissions while providing cost relief for American consumers; Whereas renewable sources of energy account for 11 percent of domestic energy consumption