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S. 3631 118th Congress Senate

Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refining… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies.

Introduced: January 18, 2024 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Energy Advanced technology and technological innovationsGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationMetals
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 18, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024

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 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 in a foreign country with finding a purchaser that is not under the control of North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran.

Finally, Interior must develop (1) a strategy to collaborate with U.S. allies and partners to develop advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling technologies; and (2) a method for sharing related intellectual property with U.S. allies and partners to enable those countries to license those technologies and develop their resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7662 Identical bill Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for THE METALS COMPANY · British Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for THE METALS COMPANY · British Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for THE METALS COMPANY · British Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
    for FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for THE METALS COMPANY · British Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for THE METALS COMPANY · British Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Jan 18, 2024
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 18, 2024
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 18, 2024
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 18, 2024
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 18, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3631: Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3631/
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"S. 3631: Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3631/.
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S. 3631, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3631/.
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