Critical Mineral Dominance Act
Introduced Jun 23, 2025 by Rep. Pete Stauber
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to address mineral supply chain vulnerabilities, including by accelerating and expanding mineral production on federal land (i.e., National Forest System land, public lands, and any land that may be leased for the exploration, development, or production of hardrock minerals).
Interior must (1) identify priority mining projects on federal lands that can be immediately approved, and (2) take all necessary and appropriate steps to expedite those projects.
Interior must also identify active, inactive, or proposed mining projects on federal land that have the potential to (1) increase production of hardrock minerals or their byproducts, (2) expand existing operations to include such byproducts, or (3) produce hardrock minerals from mine tailings or coal byproducts.
Further, Interior must identify certain federal land with potential for hardrock mining. Interior must prioritize identifying land where a mining project (1) can most quickly be fully permitted and operational, and (2) would have the greatest potential effect on the robustness of the domestic mineral supply chain.
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- Jul 15, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- Feb 5, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 4, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 4, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 55). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1994)
- Feb 4, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 55). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1994)
- Feb 4, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 212 (Roll no. 54).
- Feb 4, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2009-2010)
- Feb 4, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4090, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Leger Fernandez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Feb 4, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Feb 4, 2026Ms. Leger Fernandez moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2002)
- Feb 4, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Feb 4, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4090.
- Feb 4, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 4090.
- Feb 4, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1032. (consideration: CR H1993-2002)
- Feb 3, 2026Rule H. Res. 1032 passed House.
- Feb 3, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1032 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 4090.
- Nov 25, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
- Nov 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-387.
- Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
- Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Sep 3, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jul 2, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jun 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House