S. 789 · In committee · Energy

Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025

What it does

Requires the Department of the Interior to report annually on global critical mineral and rare earth element resources, ownership, and supply chains, with updates every two years thereafter.
Directs Interior to establish a process helping U.S. persons divest from mining, processing, or recycling operations in foreign countries to purchasers not controlled by North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran.
Mandates Interior to develop a strategy for collaborative technology development with U.S. allies on advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling of critical minerals and rare earths.

Official summary

Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025 This bill establishes requirements for the Department of the Interior related to securing U.S. access to critical minerals and rare earth element (REE) resources. Critical minerals mean any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the U.S. Geological Survey. REEs mean cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, and yttrium. First, Interior must report on the critical mineral and REE resources, including recyclable or recycled materials containing those resources, around the world. Among other information, the report must include an assessment of the global ownership and supply of critical mineral and REE resources. Interior must submit the report within a year and every two years thereafter. Next, Interior must establish a process to assist a U.S. person—a U.S. citizen, a non-U.S. National (alien under federal law) lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an entity organized under U.S. laws—seeking to divest stock in mining, processing, or recycling operations for critical minerals and REEs…

Latest action

Jun 10, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources