Why do they need a ‘bill’ to encourage production of anything?
The problems is a free market problem
REMOVE regulations that make it too costly to mine for these things and it will solve itself
First we regulate and strangle business and industry, some of them vital. Then we try to deregulate, but slowly, while the damage continues.
That is the legislative process.
“REMOVE regulations that make it too costly to mine for these things and it will solve itself”
But then the govt would not be in control. Can’t have that now can we? :-)