S.789

Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025

Introduced·2/27/25

The Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025 mandates biennial reports on global critical minerals and rare earth elements, assessing their ownership.

The Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025 requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and other federal agencies, to submit biennial reports to Congress on global critical minerals and rare earth elements. These reports must assess which resources are not controlled by foreign entities of concern or countries deemed unfriendly to the U.S., and why certain resources are not commercially mined.

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Calendar

Jun 10

9:30 AM

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Hearing

Mar 12, 2025

10:00 AM

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Hearing

History

Jun 10

Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.

Feb 27, 2025

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.