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H.R. 6659 119th Congress House

Critical Minerals Trade Security Act

Official title: To establish within the Office of the United States Trade Representative a Chief Critical Minerals Negotiator, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Moore Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Dec 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 11, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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What's happening now December 11, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 6

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

  • AFL-CIO
    for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    for ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AFL-CIO
    for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    for ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    for ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    for ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jan 16, 2026
 R
McDowell, Addison P.
North Carolina · Jan 7, 2026
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Dec 11, 2025
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Dec 11, 2025
 R
McGuire, John J.
Virginia · Dec 11, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6659: Critical Minerals Trade Security Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6659/
MLA
"H.R. 6659: Critical Minerals Trade Security Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6659/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6659, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6659/.
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[H.R. 6659: Critical Minerals Trade Security Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6659/)
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