S714Reported by Committee

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-25

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Mike Lee

Republican · UT · Senator

Votes with party: 35.0% (314 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000577

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Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.

2026-02-11

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Plain-English Summary

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 This bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of critical minerals used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to include critical materials designated by the Department of Energy (DOE). It also directs USGS to update its list within 45 days of DOE adding a mineral, element, substance, or material to its critical materials list. Thus, the bill requires the lists to be treated consistently and makes critical materials eligible for the same benefits (e.g., financing support or clean energy tax credits) provided to critical minerals. By way of background, DOE's critical materials list contains certain materials that are essential for energy, including those on the critical minerals list of the USGS. The USGS's list, which contains certain minerals that are essential to the nation's economic or national security, is currently not required to include the materials on DOE's list.

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