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
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Critical materials included as critical minerals
Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(3)(A), to read as follows:
(A) In general
The term
critical mineralmeans—(i)
any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c); or
(ii)
a critical material as determined by the Secretary of Energy under paragraph (2)(A).; and
(2)
in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following:
(C) Inclusion of critical materials
Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) to include such critical material.