US Congress · H.R. 755 · Passed the House

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-01-28

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What it does

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 This bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of critical minerals to include critical materials designated by the Department of Energy (DOE). Under current law, DOE's critical materials list contains certain materials that are essential for energy, including those on the critical minerals list of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS's list, which contains certain minerals that are essential to the nation's economic or national security, is not required to include the materials on DOE's list. Currently, both lists include min

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1Short title

This section would allow the Act to be referred to as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 .

2Critical materials included as critical minerals

This section would change the definition of "critical mineral" in the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606). Under the new definition, a "critical mineral" would be either (1) any mineral, element, substance, or material that the Secretary designates as critical under subsection (c) of that section, or (2) a critical material that the Secretary of Energy determines under paragraph (2)(A) of that section. This section would also add a requirement that, not later than 45 days after the Secretary of Energy determines that a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material is a critical material, the Secretary must update the published list of critical minerals to add that critical material to it.

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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), to read as follows: (A) In general The term critical mineral means— (i) any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c); or (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 such critical material. .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-28

In the House.

Passed the House · 2026-03-03

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Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version pcs (Placed on Calendar Senate), as published by GovInfo

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

7 filings

NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION

7 filings

FREEPORT-MCMORAN, INC.via HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

6 filings

BHP GROUP LIMITEDvia BHP GROUP LIMITED

5 filings

KINTERRA CAPITAL CORPvia CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

4 filings

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.via NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.

4 filings

CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.via CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.

2 filings

NEWMONT MINING CORPORATIONvia CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

2 filings

From 38 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348. (2026-03-04).