H.R. 2969
119th Congress
House
Finding ORE Act
Official title: To allow the Secretary of the Interior to enter into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of scientific and technical cooperation in the mapping of criti… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To allow the Secretary of the Interior to enter into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of scientific and technical cooperation in the mapping of critical minerals and rare earth elements, and for other purposes.
Energy
Employment and training programsGeography and mappingMaterialsMetals
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MiningPublic-private cooperationStrategic materials and reserves
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Feb 17, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Treasury, Dept of
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Energy, Dept of
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Natl Security Council (NSC)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2969: Finding ORE Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2969/
"H.R. 2969: Finding ORE Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2969/.
H.R. 2969, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2969/.
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