Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-714
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2025-02-25
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Metals

Mining

Strategic materials and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 714 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2025 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Kelly , Mr. Ossoff , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Curtis , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 . 2. Critical materials included as critical minerals Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (B) by striking means any mineral and inserting the following: “means— (i) any mineral ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) a critical material as determined by the Secretary of Energy under paragraph (2)(A). ; and (2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following: (C) Inclusion of critical materials Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) to include that critical material. .