Congress·Passed House·H.R. 3617

Energy Supply: Securing Critical Minerals and Materials

Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

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Legislative Progress

✓ House

223–206

Senate

President

Law

Key Points

This bill gives the Department of Energy the official job of making sure the U.S. has a steady supply of minerals and materials needed for power grids, batteries, and other energy technology.
The government would be required to track where these materials come from and find ways to fix "weak spots" in the supply chain, such as relying too much on a single foreign country or facing worker shortages.
The plan focuses on increasing mining and processing within the United States while also finding ways to recycle old materials or create man-made alternatives to reduce the need for imports.
Officials would investigate if unfriendly countries are using unfair business practices, price manipulation, or human rights abuses to control the global market for these resources.
A full report on these supply chains and any new rules or actions taken to protect them would be due to Congress within two years of the bill becoming law.

Milestones

6 milestones30 actions

Feb 12, 2026Senate

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

Feb 11, 2026House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 11, 2026House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64).

Feb 11, 2026

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64).

Feb 11, 2026House

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 215 (Roll no. 63).

Vote Results

2 votes

HouseFailedAmendmentFeb 11, 2026

On Motion to Recommit

214

215

Democrat

214 – 0

Republican

0 – 215 · 3

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HousePassedPassageFeb 11, 2026

On Passage

223

206

Democrat

9 – 205

Republican

214 – 1 · 3

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Related Bills

2 bills

H.Res. 1042Procedurally related

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Feb 10 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

H.Res. 1057Procedurally related

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Feb 11 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.