Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Juan Ciscomani
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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 minerals with a high risk of supply chain disruptions, and both DOE and USGS must conduct a variety of efforts to ensure a secure and reliable supply chain of the minerals.
By expanding the definition of critical minerals, this bill requires the USGS to include on its list the materials on DOE's list. Within 45 days of DOE adding a mineral, element, substance, or material to its critical materials list, the USGS must update its list to include such mineral, element, substance, or material.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Mar 4, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.
- Mar 3, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 3, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 3, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2353-2354)
- Mar 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2353-2354)
- Mar 3, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 755.
- Mar 3, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2353-2356)
- Mar 3, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 24, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
- Feb 24, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-519.
- Feb 11, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 11, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House