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H.R. 3617 House Energy

Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

Introduced
May 29, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. James, John (R-MI-10)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on Feb 12, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House May 29, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. May 29, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Jun 3, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 5, 2025
  5. House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Jun 5, 2025
  6. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 25, 2025
  7. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21. Jun 25, 2025
  8. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-268. Sep 11, 2025
  9. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224. Sep 11, 2025
  10. House Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1042 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill. Feb 9, 2026
  11. House Rule H. Res. 1042 failed passage of House. Feb 10, 2026
  12. House Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1057 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383. Feb 11, 2026
  13. House Rule H. Res. 1057 passed House. Feb 11, 2026
  14. House Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1057. (consideration: CR H2150-2154) Feb 11, 2026
  15. House Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383. Feb 11, 2026
  16. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3617. Feb 11, 2026
  17. House The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Feb 11, 2026
  18. House Mr. Landsman moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H2154) Feb 11, 2026
  19. House The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Feb 11, 2026
  20. House POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3617, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Landsman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. Feb 11, 2026
  21. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2167-2169) Feb 11, 2026
  22. House On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 215 (Roll no. 63). Feb 11, 2026
  23. House Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64). Feb 11, 2026
  24. House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2150) Feb 11, 2026
  25. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Feb 11, 2026
  26. House
    On Motion to Recommit Feb 11, 2026
    Defeated Yea 214 Nay 215 Roll Call
  27. House
    On Passage Feb 11, 2026
    Agreed Yea 223 Nay 206 Roll Call
  28. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Feb 12, 2026

Cosponsors

4

Subjects

Energy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsMiningResearch and developmentStrategic materials and reservesSupply chain

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • Referred To , Feb 12, 2026
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
    • Unknown , Feb 11, 2026
    • Unknown , Feb 11, 2026
    • Reported By , Sep 11, 2025
    • Markup By , Jun 25, 2025
    • Referred To , May 29, 2025

Summary

Securing 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.

Summary as of: Reported to House

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