Bill funds U.S. effort to buy critical minerals from allied countries.

What it does

The bill sets up new State Department offices. These offices make deals with other countries for critical minerals and energy. It uses U.S. money to help mining projects abroad. The bill also funds programs to train U.S. mining workers.

Who it affects

U.S. mining companies and workers benefit from training programs. Citizens benefit if the U.S. gets minerals from allies instead of adversaries. Foreign mining companies and governments in allied countries get U.S. money for mining projects.

One thing to notice

The bill lets the Secretary of State move money to other countries for mining deals. It does not say how much money or where it comes from. The bill also lets the government share mining company secrets with foreign governments if the President approves.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

30 cosponsors: 20 Republicans, 10 Democrats.

• Jan 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
• May 13, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• May 13, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0”
• Jun 8, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3957-3964)”
• Jun 8, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

12 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 12 reports from Mar 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $5,370,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 14 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 93% of bills with any report.

Young Kim, who sponsored the bill, received $1,630,312 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• National Association of Manufacturers — $2,030,000 in 1 report
• National Mining Association — $820,000 in 1 report
• Information Technology Industry Council — $720,000 in 1 report
• Albemarle Corporation — $520,000 in 1 report
• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, Inc. — $260,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• critical minerals — metals and elements needed to make batteries, electronics, and weapons.
• Secretary of State — the top U.S. official who handles deals with other countries.
• allied countries — nations that work together with the United States.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.