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Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to secure the supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States. A critical energy resource means an energy resource (1) that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States, and (2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption. As part of its duties, DOE must conduct ongoing assessments of energy resource criticality,the U.S. supply chain of critical energy resources and its vulnerabilities, the diversity of domestic critical energy resource supply chains,capacity constraints on the domestic production of critical energy resources,federal regulations affecting the domestic production or importation of critical energy resources, how energy security is affected by reliance on imports of critical energy resources, and how adversarial nations seek to exploit critical energy resource markets to undermine investment in the United States.DOE must also facilitate the development of strategies to strengthen critical energy resource supply chains,develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources, andimprove technology that reuses and recycles critical energy resources.
Introduced
May 29, 2025
Last Action
Feb 12, 2026
Session
119th Congress
Sponsors
1 primary · 4 co
Passage Probability
9% — Low
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1057.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1057 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3617.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Landsman moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3617, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Landsman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business.
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 215 (Roll no. 63).
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64).
Rule H. Res. 1057 passed House.
Rule H. Res. 1042 failed passage of House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1042 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-268.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Upgrade to ProReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.