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US HB4090

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Pete Stauber

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Establishes U.S. policy to become the leading producer of hardrock minerals and rare earth minerals to strengthen supply chains, create jobs, and reduce reliance on adversarial nations

  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit within 90 days a report on the economic costs of U.S. mineral import reliance, with annual updates in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries beginning in 2026

  • Mandates identification of all pending mining projects on federal land within 10 days, with expedited approval of priority projects and annual reporting on projects with potential to increase hardrock mineral or byproduct production

  • Directs a 90-day regulatory review to identify and suspend, revise, or rescind agency actions that impose undue burdens on domestic mining, including soliciting industry feedback on bottlenecks

  • Requires the Secretary to identify all federal lands with hardrock mineral potential and prioritize accelerated geologic mapping, with annual reporting to Congress on mining opportunities

Legislative Description

Critical Mineral Dominance Act

Energy

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources2/5/2026
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources7/2/2025
Natural Resources6/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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