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Union Calendar No. 337 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4090 
[Report No. 119–387] 
To codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic 
mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2025 
Mr. STAUBER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 25, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BEGICH and Mr. FINSTAD 
NOVEMBER 25, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 23, 2025] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Critical Mineral Domi-
nance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to establish the 
position of the United States as the leading producer of 
hardrock minerals, including rare earth minerals, which 
will— 
(1) create jobs and prosperity at home; 
(2) strengthen supply chains for the United 
States and the allies of the United States; 
(3) safeguard the national Security of the United 
States; and 
(4) reduce the global influence of malign and ad-
versarial states. 
SEC. 3. ANALYZING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MINERAL NET 
IMPORT RELIANCE. 
(a) COST OF NET IMPORT RELIANCE.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate— 
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(1) for each mineral commodity included in the 
document published by the United States Geological 
Survey titled ‘‘Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025’’ 
(Version 1.2; March 2025) for which the United 
States is reliant on imports, the dollar value associ-
ated with such reliance; and 
(2) the overall impact on the economy of the 
United States of imports and exports of mineral com-
modities listed in the document published by the 
United States Geological Survey titled ‘‘Mineral Com-
modity Summaries 2025’’ (Version 1.2; March 2025) 
for which the United States is reliant on imports. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT INCLUSION.—Beginning in 2026, the 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States 
Geological Survey, shall include in each Mineral Com-
modity Summaries published by the United States Geologi-
cal Survey the information described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY PROJECTS. 
(a) PROJECT IDENTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, shall submit to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
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and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate a list of each mining project on Federal 
land for which a plan of operations, a permit appli-
cation, or other application for approval has been 
submitted to the Department of the Interior. 
(2) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.—Not later 
than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits the list required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, with respect to each mining project in-
cluded on the list— 
(A) identify each priority mining project 
for which the Secretary can immediately approve 
or issue each plan of operations, permit applica-
tion, and other application for approval sub-
mitted to the Department of the Interior; and 
(B) take all necessary and appropriate ac-
tions to expedite and approve or issue each such 
plan of operations, permit application, and other 
application for approval. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL HARDROCK MIN-
ERAL AND BYPRODUCT PRODUCTION.—Not later than 10 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a list of each mining 
project on Federal land, whether active, inactive, or pro-
posed, that has the potential to— 
(1) increase production of hardrock minerals or 
the byproducts of hardrock minerals; 
(2) expand operations to include the byproducts 
of hardrock minerals; 
(3) produce hardrock minerals from mine 
tailings; or 
(4) produce hardrock minerals from coal ash and 
other coal byproducts. 
(c) REPORT ON BARRIERS TO BYPRODUCT PRODUC-
TION.—Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate on the barriers to byproduct production from 
mining projects on Federal land, including recommenda-
tions to Congress on how to reduce those barriers. 
SEC. 5. MINING POTENTIAL ON FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall identify all 
Federal land managed by the Secretary or the Secretary 
of Agriculture, which may be leased for the exploration, de-
velopment, or production of hardrock minerals or is open 
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to location under the Act of May 10, 1872 (commonly 
known as the Mining Law of 1872), where— 
(1) hardrock mineral exploration is being con-
ducted; 
(2) the Secretary, in consultation with the 
United States Geological Survey, determines hardrock 
minerals may be present but where thorough explo-
ration has not been conducted; or 
(3) known economically recoverable hardrock 
minerals are present. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In identifying Federal land under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall prioritize identifying Fed-
eral land on which the exploration, construction, or oper-
ation of a mining project— 
(1) can most quickly be fully permitted and 
operational; and 
(2) would have the greatest potential effect on the 
robustness of the domestic mineral supply chain. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF LIST.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a list of all Federal land 
identified under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 6. REGULATORY REVIEW. 
(a) IDENTIFYING BURDENSOME FEDERAL REGULA-
TIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) review all existing regulations, orders, guid-
ance documents, policies, settlements, consent orders, 
public land withdrawals, and any other agency ac-
tions within the jurisdiction of the Secretary (in this 
section referred to collectively as ‘‘agency action’’) to 
identify each agency action that imposes an undue 
burden on the exploration, identification, develop-
ment, or operation of domestic mining projects; 
(2) solicit industry feedback on regulatory bottle-
necks and recommended strategies to expedite ap-
proval of mining projects on Federal land; and 
(3) begin implementing an action plan— 
(A) to implement industry feedback received 
pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
(B) suspend, revise, or rescind, as applica-
ble, each agency action identified as unduly bur-
densome under paragraph (1) as expeditiously as 
possible. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
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with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress 
a report including— 
(1) recommendations for changes to law in effect 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act necessary 
to accomplish the policy described in section 2; and 
(2) a nationwide review of State and local stat-
utes, regulations, and ordinances the Secretary deter-
mines impede development of domestic mining and 
mineral exploration projects. 
SEC. 7. MAP BABY MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prioritize ef-
forts to accelerate the ongoing, detailed geologic mapping 
of the United States, with a focus on mapping previously 
unknown deposits of hardrock minerals. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate a report regarding the progress and estimated 
completion date of the comprehensive national modern sur-
face and subsurface mapping and data integration effort 
of the Department of the Interior described in section 40201 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 
311). 
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SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) National Forest System land; 
(B) public lands; and 
(C) any land that may be leased for the ex-
ploration, 
development, 
or 
production 
of 
hardrock minerals. 
(2) HARDROCK MINERAL.—The term ‘‘hardrock 
mineral’’— 
(A) includes deposits of— 
(i) minerals found in sedimentary or 
other rocks; 
(ii) base metals; 
(iii) precious metals; 
(iv) industrial minerals; and 
(v) 
precious 
and 
semi-precious 
gemstones; and 
(B) does not include deposits of— 
(i) coal; 
(ii) oil; 
(iii) oil shale; 
(iv) gas; 
(v) sodium; 
(vi) potassium; 
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(vii) sulfur; or 
(viii) mineral materials subject to dis-
position under the Act of July 31, 1947, 
commonly known as the Materials Act of 
1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
(3) 
MINING
PROJECT.—The 
term 
‘‘mining 
project’’ means a project that involves the exploration 
for or development, extraction, or processing of a 
hardrock mineral. 
(4) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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Union Calendar No. 337 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4090 
[Report No. 119–387] 
A BILL 
To codify certain provisions of certain Executive 
Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock 
mineral resources, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 25, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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