---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges and requests Tennessee Congressional delegation to support proposed germanium and gallium recovery and processing facility in Clarksville. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges and requests Tennessee Congressional delegation to support proposed germanium and gallium recovery and processing facility in Clarksville. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HJR 796"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 796 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Congress", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson C"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-08"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d09b048-01d5-47f5-99f5-27118a3b68ad"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0796&GA=112"
source_hash: "03e79ce587a00b6093824a6ca93e71e37de50377ddfd86cfc5c83c6599adf377"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HJR 796 (112) — Memorials, Congress - Urges and requests Tennessee Congressional delegation to support proposed germanium and gallium recovery and processing facility in Clarksville. -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HJR0796.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/12/2022 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson C — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-10** Intro., ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Adopted, Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-12** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d09b048-01d5-47f5-99f5-27118a3b68ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).