Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

Bill: 119-hr-3617
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2025-05-29
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy research

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Mining

Research and development

Strategic materials and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-09-11
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act</strong></p><p>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&nbsp;<em>critical energy resource</em> 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.</p><p>As part of its duties, DOE must&nbsp;conduct ongoing assessments of</p><ul><li>energy&nbsp;resource criticality,</li><li>the U.S. supply chain of critical energy resources and its vulnerabilities,&nbsp;</li><li>the diversity of domestic critical energy resource supply chains,</li><li>capacity constraints on the domestic production of critical energy resources,</li><li>federal regulations affecting the domestic production or importation of critical energy resources,&nbsp;</li><li>how energy security is affected by reliance on imports of&nbsp;critical energy resources, and&nbsp;</li><li>how adversarial nations seek&nbsp;to exploit critical energy resource markets to undermine investment in the United States.</li></ul><p>DOE must also</p><ul><li>facilitate the&nbsp;development of strategies to&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;critical energy resource supply chains,</li><li>develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources, and</li><li>improve technology that reuses and recycles critical energy resources.</li></ul>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 224 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3617 [Report No. 119–268] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Mr. James (for himself, Mr. Obernolte , and Mrs. Miller-Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 11, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Dunn of Florida and Mrs. Houchin September 11, 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 May 29, 2025 A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act . 2. Amendment to the Department of Energy Organization Act The Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 2, by adding at the end the following: (d) As used in sections 102(20) and 203(a)(12), the term critical energy resource means any 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. ; (2) in section 102, by adding at the end the following: (20) To ensure there is an adequate and reliable supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States. ; and (3) in section 203(a), by adding at the end the following: (12) Functions that relate to securing the supply of critical energy resources, including identifying and mitigating the effects of a disruption of such supply on— (A) the development and use of energy technologies; and (B) the operation of energy systems. . 3. Securing critical energy resource supply chains (a) In general In carrying out the requirements of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies, representatives of the energy sector, States, and other stakeholders, shall— (1) conduct ongoing assessments of— (A) energy resource criticality, based on the importance of critical energy resources to the development of energy technologies and the supply of energy; (B) the critical energy resource supply chain of the United States; (C) the vulnerability of such supply chain; (D) the diversity of domestic critical energy resource supply chains in the United States, including the extent to which such diversity is sufficient to prevent monopolistic behavior, a single point of failure, or market manipulation; (E) capacity constraints on the domestic production of critical energy resources, including any such constraint caused by a shortage of material or labor; (F) Federal regulations affecting the domestic production or importation of critical energy resources; (G) how the energy security of the United States is affected by the reliance of the United States on importation of critical energy resources; and (H) how adversarial nations seek to exploit critical energy resource markets to undermine investment in the United States, which may include the extent to which adversarial nations employ anti-competitive practices, price manipulation, or human rights abuses in critical energy resource production and exportation; (2) facilitate development of strategies to strengthen critical energy resource supply chains in the United States, including by— (A) diversifying the sources of the supply of critical energy resources; and (B) increasing domestic production, separation, and processing of critical energy resources; (3) develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources; and (4) improve technology that reuses and recycles critical energy resources. (b) Report Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the status of the assessments under subsection (a)(1), including a description of any regulation prescribed, guidance issued, or other action taken as a result of such an assessment. (c) Critical energy resource defined In this section, the term critical energy resource has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 ).

September 11, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Mr. James (for himself, Mr. Obernolte , and Mrs. Miller-Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act . 2. Amendment to the Department of Energy Organization Act The Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 2, by adding at the end the following: (d) As used in sections 102(20) and 203(a)(12), the term critical energy resource means any 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. ; (2) in section 102, by adding at the end the following: (20) To ensure there is an adequate and reliable supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States. ; and (3) in section 203(a), by adding at the end the following: (12) Functions that relate to securing the supply of critical energy resources, including identifying and mitigating the effects of a disruption of such supply on— (A) the development and use of energy technologies; and (B) the operation of energy systems. . 3. Securing critical energy resource supply chains (a) In general In carrying out the requirements of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies, representatives of the energy sector, States, and other stakeholders, shall— (1) conduct ongoing assessments of— (A) energy resource criticality based on the importance of critical energy resources to the development of energy technologies and the supply of energy; (B) the critical energy resource supply chain of the United States; (C) the vulnerability of such supply chain; (D) how the energy security of the United States is affected by the reliance of the United States on importation of critical energy resources; and (E) how adversarial nations seek to exploit critical energy resource markets to undermine investment in the United States, which may include the extent to which adversarial nations employ anti-competitive practices, price manipulation, or human rights abuses in critical energy resource production and exportation; (2) facilitate development of strategies to strengthen critical energy resource supply chains in the United States, including by— (A) diversifying the sources of the supply of critical energy resources; and (B) increasing domestic production, separation, and processing of critical energy resources; (3) develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources; and (4) improve technology that reuses and recycles critical energy resources. (b) Critical energy resource defined In this section, the term critical energy resource has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 ).