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H.R. 755 · House bill · 119th Congress
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.
This Act may be cited as the “Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025”.
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).”.