A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.

A bill to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes.

A bill to establish a pilot program to support domestic critical material processing, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.

<p><strong>Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;<em>Critical minerals</em> mean any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the U.S. Geological Survey.&nbsp;<em>REEs</em> mean cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, and yttrium.&nbsp;</p><p>First, Interior must report on the critical mineral and&nbsp;REE resources, including recyclable or recycled materials containing those resources, around the world. Among other information, the&nbsp;report must include an assessment of the&nbsp;global ownership and supply of critical mineral and&nbsp;REE resources. Interior must submit the report within a year and every two years thereafter.</p><p>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&nbsp;REEs in a foreign country with finding a purchaser that is not under the control of North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran.</p><p>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&nbsp;intellectual property with U.S. allies and partners to enable those countries to license those technologies and develop their resources.</p>

A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.