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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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2026-02-11
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
2026-02-11
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 119-106.
2026-02-11
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 119-106.
2025-04-30
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-03-12
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
2025-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-02-25
Introduced in Senate
Full Bill Text
119 S714 RS: Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2026-02-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II Calendar No. 335 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 714 [Report No. 119–106] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2025 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Kelly , Mr. Ossoff , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Curtis , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources February 11, 2026 Reported by Mr. Lee , with an amendment and an amendment to the title Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 . 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)— (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (B) by striking means any mineral and inserting the following: “means— (i) any mineral ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (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 that critical material. . 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). . Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to harmonize the lists of critical minerals and critical materials, and for other purposes. . February 11, 2026 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
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