H.R. 7126 · 119th Congress

SECURE Minerals Act of 2026

Introduced on Jan 15, 2026 by Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1). 6 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 24, 2026): Subcommittee Hearings Held

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 15, 2026
Cosponsors
6
1 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish a Strategic Resilience Reserve of the United States, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Advisory bodies
  • Asia
  • China
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Commodities markets
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Congressional oversight
  • Energy revenues and royalties
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Labor standards
  • Metals
  • Mining
  • Performance measurement
  • Pollution liability
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Strategic materials and reserves
  • Supply chain
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jan 15, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Feb 17, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  6. Feb 24, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. ALBEMARLE CORPORATION2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  2. FDD Action2 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  3. National Mining Association2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  4. National Parks Conservation Association2 reports
    $263.9K reported (all issues)
  5. SYENSQO USA LLC2 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)
  6. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $188.3K reported (all issues)
  7. ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.