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S 789 Cleared committee

Requires the Interior Department to report every two years on critical minerals and rare earth elements worldwide, including who controls them and who mines them, and to build a strategy with allied countries for developing advanced mining and processing technology.

Official title: Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Introduced 27-FEB-2025
Referred 27-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 10-JUN-2026
Key points
  • Requires an initial report within one year, then every two years, on critical mineral and rare earth resources worldwide, including which are controlled by foreign entities of concern
  • Requires the Interior Secretary to set up a process that helps U.S. persons sell stakes in foreign mining operations to buyers not controlled by a covered nation
  • Requires a strategy within one year for working with allied countries on advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling technologies, with an annual progress report to Congress
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in Senate, 27-FEB-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Energy

Sponsor John Cornyn (R-TX) Cosponsors · 6
■ 3 D■ 2 R■ 1 I
2 Republicans
1 Independent