This bill ensures consistency between the Department of Energy critical materials list and the USGS critical minerals list, requiring USGS to include DOE-designated critical materials within 45 days of their designation to avoid gaps in supply chain protection efforts.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill ensures consistency between the Department of Energy critical materials list and the USGS critical minerals list, requiring USGS to include DOE-designated critical materials within 45 days of their designation to avoid gaps in supply chain protection efforts.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the Energy Act of 2020 to expand the definition of <em>critical minerals</em> to include <em>critical materials</em> designated by the Department of Energy (DOE).</p><p>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. </p><p>By expanding the definition of <em>critical minerals</em>, 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.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Aligns DOE and USGS critical mineral definitions
Requires USGS to include DOE-designated materials
Creates 45-day update requirement
Improves supply chain protection coordination
Addresses national security mineral needs
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Federal agencies would have consistent critical mineral classifications. Supply chain protection efforts would be better coordinated. Industries dependent on critical minerals would benefit from unified federal approach.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Energy
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
755, 119th Congress (2025). "Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-755
