A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior, along with other federal officials, to submit periodic reports to Congress regarding critical minerals and rare earth element resources around the world. These reports must assess which resources are controlled by foreign entities of concern versus the United States and its allies. The legislation also requires details on operating mines, estimated outputs, remaining mineral volumes, and the ultimate beneficial owners of those mines. Additionally, the reports must identify instances where entities were forced to divest stock in critical mineral operations due to regulatory rulings by covered nations. Finally, the bill requires an assessment of data gaps and uncertainties regarding those foreign takeovers and divestitures.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +5
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?
The bill emphasizes collaboration with allied nations to ensure access to critical mineral resources.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires regular reporting to Congress on global resource ownership and control.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to grow the economy?
The focus on securing critical minerals and developing new technologies can support long-term industrial growth.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
How the text last changed
Reported to Senate (11/12/2026), compared with Introduced in Senate. Each change is on the Text tab.
The newer version of the bill changes the frequency of global resource reports to a single report instead of requiring updates every 2 years, removes provisions that created a government notification and assistance process for stock divestments, and removes requirements to develop and report on international technology-sharing strategies. It also narrows the scope of required listings on forced stock divestments, purchases, and takeovers from all cases to strategically significant ones based on publicly available and government-sourced information. Furthermore, it adds a requirement to assess significant data gaps or uncertainties regarding those divestments, purchases, and takeovers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 1(b)(1)(A) requires an assessment of global critical mineral resources, which helps the United States understand who controls these vital materials and ensures our leaders can plan to secure a stable supply for the country.
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Section 1(b)(1)(D) provides lists of key entities involved in mining across the U.S. and allied countries, alongside an assessment of technical feasibility, which supports transparency and helps foster cooperation among trusted international partners.
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Section 1(b)(1)(E) requires an assessment of ways to collaborate with other countries to ensure ongoing access to mines, mineral processing, and recycling operations for the United States and its allies, protecting domestic access to essential goods.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain explicit provisions outlining potential negative impacts, burdens, or consequences for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires regular reporting to Congress on global resource ownership and control. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill increases the role of the Secretary of the Interior in reporting on and managing resource-related strategic interests.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — The bill emphasizes collaboration with allied nations to ensure access to critical mineral resources.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — The focus on securing critical minerals and developing new technologies can support long-term industrial growth.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill promotes the development of advanced mining, refining, and recycling technologies.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides assistance to U.S. persons seeking to divest from foreign mining operations.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power? — By securing critical minerals, the bill supports the resource supply chain necessary for renewable energy technologies.
A committee approved it and sent it to the floor
What changed from Introduced in Senate
The newer version of the bill changes the frequency of global resource reports to a single report instead of requiring updates every 2 years, removes provisions that created a government notification and assistance process for stock divestments, and removes requirements to develop and report on international technology-sharing strategies. It also narrows the scope of required listings on forced stock divestments, purchases, and takeovers from all cases to strategically significant ones based on publicly available and government-sourced information. Furthermore, it adds a requirement to assess significant data gaps or uncertainties regarding those divestments, purchases, and takeovers.
Each change
- Section 1: Removed the short title of the Act.
- Section 1: Changed the requirement for global resource reports from every 2 years to a single report due not later than 1 year after the date of enactment.
- Section 1: Narrowed the requirement for listing cases of forced stock divestments, government purchases of divested entities, and foreign takeovers of operations from "all" cases to "strategically significant" cases based on publicly available and government-sourced information.
- Section 1: Added an assessment of any significant data gaps or uncertainties in the information provided on divestments, purchases, and takeovers.
- Section 1: Removed the requirement for the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish a process for United States persons to notify the government of intent to divest stock in foreign critical mineral operations and receive assistance in finding a purchaser not controlled by a covered nation.
- Section 1: Removed the requirement to develop and report on an international strategy and method for sharing advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling technologies with allies and partners.
Written by an AI model from a comparison of this version’s text with the one before it, not by a person. .
- 11/12/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.
- 6/10/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 4/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/12/2025
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
- 3/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/27/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Mark WarnerDemocrat · Virginia
Todd YoungRepublican · Indiana