House · On PassagePassed
Yea 223 Nay 206 Present / not voting 3
H.R. 3617 · 119th CongressIn committee
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
Latest action. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Live record from Congress.gov, updated as the official record changes.
What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceSecuring America's Critical Minerals Supply Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to secure the supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States. A critical energy resource means an energy resource (1) that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States, and (2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.
As part of its duties, DOE must conduct ongoing assessments of
energy resource criticality,
the U.S. supply chain of critical energy resources and its vulnerabilities,
the diversity of domestic critical energy resource supply chains,
capacity constraints on the domestic production of critical energy resources,
federal regulations affecting the domestic production or importation of critical energy resources,
how energy security is affected by reliance on imports of critical energy resources, and
how adversarial nations seek to exploit critical energy resource markets to undermine investment in the United States.
DOE must also
facilitate the development of strategies to strengthen critical energy resource supply chains,
develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources, and
improve technology that reuses and recycles critical energy resources.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House" stage on September 11, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Introduced
May 29, 2025
In committee
February 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Common questions
Composed from the official recordWhere is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 12, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 118th Congress (2023-24), 274 of the 16,565 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 1.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 2 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
John James (R-MI) introduced it on May 29, 2025, and 4 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 4 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 29, 2025, 469 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 210 days ago, on February 12, 2026.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 119th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2027 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HousePassed on a recorded vote (official bill record may lag)
- SenateAwaiting Senate vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers
House · On Motion to RecommitFailed
Yea 214 Nay 215 Present / not voting 3