H.R. 4090 · 119th Congress

Critical Mineral Dominance Act

Introduced on Jun 23, 2025 by Pete Stauber (R-MN-8). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 23, 2025
Cosponsors
2
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Metals
  • Mining
  • Supply chain

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Nov 25, 2025). Public domain.

Critical Mineral Dominance Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to address mineral supply chain vulnerabilities, including by accelerating and expanding mineral production on federal land (i.e., National Forest System land, public lands, and any land that may be leased for the exploration, development, or production of hardrock minerals).

Interior must (1) identify priority mining projects on federal lands that can be immediately approved, and (2) take all necessary and appropriate steps to expedite those projects.

Interior must also identify active, inactive, or proposed mining projects on federal land that have the potential to (1) increase production of hardrock minerals or their byproducts, (2) expand existing operations to include such byproducts, or (3) produce hardrock minerals from mine tailings or coal byproducts.

Further, Interior must identify certain federal land with potential for hardrock mining. Interior must prioritize identifying land where a mining project (1) can most quickly be fully permitted and operational, and (2) would have the greatest potential effect on the robustness of the domestic mineral supply chain.

Interior must (1) suspend, revise, or rescind agency actions that place undue burdens on mining projects; (2) recommend changes to current law necessary to expand U.S. production of hardrock minerals; and (3) review state and local laws that impede development of domestic mining and mineral exploration projects.

Interior must also report on the dollar value and overall economic impact of the United States' reliance on imports of certain mineral commodities.

Finally, Interior must prioritize efforts to accelerate geologic mapping.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Pete StauberR-MN-8Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Feb 4, 2026· House· Procedural· Failed 209–212
  2. On Passage
    Feb 4, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 224–195

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jul 2, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
  9. Nov 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-387.
  10. Nov 25, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-387.
  11. Nov 25, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
  12. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1032 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 4090.
  13. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseRule H. Res. 1032 passed House.
  14. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1032. (consideration: CR H1993-2002)
  15. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 4090.
  16. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4090.
  17. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  18. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseMs. Leger Fernandez moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2002)
  19. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  20. Feb 4, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4090, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Leger Fernandez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  21. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2009-2010)
  22. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 212 (Roll no. 54).House · Roll call 54
  23. Feb 4, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 55). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1994)House · Roll call 55
  24. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 55). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1994)House · Roll call 55
  25. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  26. Feb 5, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  27. Jul 15, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Earthworks5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  2. National Mining Association5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  3. American Exploration & Mining Association4 reports
    $65K reported (all issues)
  4. National Parks Conservation Association2 reports
    $329.8K reported (all issues)
  5. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $495K reported (all issues)
  6. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $179.6K reported (all issues)
  7. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)1 report
    $980K reported (all issues)
  9. SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)1 report
    $35K reported (all issues)
  10. ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.