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[H.R. 755 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 444
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 755

                          [Report No. 119-519]

 To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
        definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2025

  Mr. Ciscomani (for himself, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
Newhouse, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Maloy, Mr. 
   Horsford, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Biggs of Arizona) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

                           February 24, 2026

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Buchanan

                           February 24, 2026

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               28, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
        definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. CRITICAL MINERALS AND MATERIALS LIST.

    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).''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Energy 
        Act of 2020 to harmonize the lists of critical minerals and 
        critical materials, and for other purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 444

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 755

                          [Report No. 119-519]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
        definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 24, 2026

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed