S. 596 (119th)Congressional Activities

Critical Materials Future Act of 2025

Energy|Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversight
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On April 24, 2025, as part of a broader national effort to secure reliable supplies for critical minerals, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources,” making it a policy of the United States to advance U.S. leadership in seabed mineral…

AuthorsCaitlin Keating-Bitonti
Oceans & FisheriesInternational Natural Resource Issues
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The first and second Trump Administrations and the Biden Administration issued executive orders announcing U.S. policies to build and strengthen the resiliency of domestic critical mineral supply chains. For example, on April 24, 2025, as part of a broader national effort to secure reliable supplies for critical miner…

AuthorsLaura B. Comay, Caitlin Keating-Bitonti
Federal Land ManagementNatural Resources PolicyFederal Agencies & Appropriations for Energy & Natural Resources
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Metallurgical coal, also called met coal or coking coal, is coal that is used for steel production. It differs from steam coal, which is used to generate electricity, in that it typically has a lower ash and sulfur content than steam coal. Coal production in the United States is geographically concentrated, though not…

AuthorsLexie Ryan, Nicholas E. Buffie, Emma Kaboli
East Asia & PacificEnergy PolicyExport Policy
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ScheduledMeetingMar 12, 2025, 2:00 PM
Hearings to examine S.362, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, S.544, to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, S.596, to establish a pilot program to support domestic critical material processing, S.714, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, S.789, to require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refining, separation, and processing technologies, and S.859, to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land.
366, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 366, Dirksen Senate Office Building

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