Bill funds domestic processing of rare minerals for five years.
H.R. 10395 — Critical Materials Future Act of 2025 · Filed by Betty McCollum (D-MN) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a five-year program at the Department of Energy. It gives money to help U.S. companies process and reuse rare minerals. The program will support at least three projects. It uses tools like price guarantees and contracts to help companies succeed.
Who it affects
Domestic companies that process or reuse rare minerals gain from the program. Citizens gain if the U.S. relies less on hostile nations for minerals needed for energy, defense, and electronics. The program lasts five years and will be studied to see if it works.
One thing to notice
The bill gives the Secretary broad power to spend money and hire staff without usual hiring rules. This reduces how much Congress oversees the program.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- rare minerals — Elements needed for batteries, chips, and defense tools.
- price guarantees — Government promises to buy minerals at a set price or pay the gap.
- reuse — Process old or used items to get minerals out of them again.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (13,309 characters) on Sep 17, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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