United States · Bill · S
S. 3631 (118th)
Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024
Introduced
18 January 2024
Last action
21 November 2024 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607.
Sponsors
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024 This bill establishes requirements for the Department of the Interior related to securing U.S. access to critical minerals and rare earth element (REE) resources. Critical minerals mean any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the U.S. Geological Survey. REEs mean cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, and yttrium. First, Interior must report on the critical mineral and REE resources around the world. Among other information, the report must include an assessment of the global ownership and supply of critical mineral and REE resources. Interior must submit the report within a year and every two years thereafter. Next, Interior must establish a process to assist a U.S. person—a U.S. citizen, a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an entity organized under U.S. laws—seeking to divest stock in mining, processing, or recycling operations for critical minerals and REEs in a foreign country with finding a purchaser that is not under the control of North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran. Finally, Interior must develop (1) a strategy to collaborate with U.S. allies and partners to develop advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling technologies; and (2) a method for sharing related intellectual property with U.S. allies and partners to enable those countries to license those technologies and develop their resources.
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Timeline
18 January 2024
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2024
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
21 November 2024
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607.
Source: Calendars
21 November 2024
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
21 November 2024
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 21 November 2024 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3631
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/3631
- us · 118-s-3631 · source updated 24 March 2026