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H. Rept. 119-387 1 (2025-11-25)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        1st Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-387






                                  CRITICAL MINERAL DOMINANCE ACT



                       NOVEMBER  25, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                     State of the Union and ordered to be printed



                         Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
                                           submitted   the following


                                               REPORT

                                                 together with

                                            DISSENTING VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 4090]

                       The  Committee   on Natural  Resources,  to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 4090) to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Or-
                     ders relating to domestic  mining  and  hardrock  mineral  resources,
                     and  for other purposes, having  considered  the same,  reports favor-
                     ably thereon  with an  amendment and recommends that the bill as
                     amended   do pass.
                       The  amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                       This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Dominance Act.
                     SEC. 2. POLICY.
                       It is the policy of the United States to establish the position of the United States
                     as the leading producer of hardrock minerals, including rare earth minerals, which
                     will-
                          (1) create jobs and prosperity at home;
                          (2) strengthen supply chains for the United States and the allies of the
                        United States;
                          (3) safeguard the national Security of the United States; and
                          (4) reduce the global influence of malign and adversarial states.
                     SEC. 3. ANALYZING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF MINERAL NET IMPORT RELIANCE.
                       (a) COST OF NET IMPORT RELIANCE.-Not later than 90 days after the date of the
                     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
                     sources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
                     Resources of the Senate-
                          (1) for each mineral commodity included in the document published by the
                        United States Geological Survey titled Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025


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