Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025, the official text

119 HR 755 PCS: Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2026-03-04
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II Calendar No. 348 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 755 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2026 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to harmonize the lists of critical minerals and critical materials, and for other purposes. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 .
2. Critical minerals and materials list
Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606 ) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(4)(C), by inserting minerals or materials after critical ;
(2) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (n) the following:
(o) Critical minerals and materials list
(1) In general
Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025, the Secretary shall publish a Critical Minerals and Materials List, which shall include—
(A) any critical mineral designated by the Secretary under subsection (c); and
(B) any non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material that the Secretary of Energy has determined to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2) as of that date of enactment.
(2) Updates
The Secretary shall update the Critical Minerals and Materials List published under paragraph (1)—
(A) not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary updates a critical mineral designation under subsection (c); and
(B) not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy updates a critical material designation under subsection (a)(2).
(3) Publication alignment
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy shall coordinate when updates to the Critical Minerals and Materials List may be required under paragraph (2).
(4) Administration
For the purposes of administering programs involving critical minerals or critical materials, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies where such department or agency has incorporated by reference the definition of critical mineral or critical material from this section, as applicable, shall use the most recently published version of the Critical Minerals and Materials List published under paragraph (1).
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Passed the House of Representatives March 3, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk. March 4, 2026 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar