State Department leads new program to build mineral technology with partner nations.
H.R. 9858 — STRATA Act of 2026 · Filed by Young Kim (R-CA) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership program run by the State Department. The program works with partner nations and private firms on mining, processing, and recycling of critical minerals. It sets up Centers of Excellence in other countries. It builds a website for US firms to bid on projects. The State Department can fund and manage these partnerships. The program lasts 10 years.
Who it affects
Mining and tech firms will have new chances to work with the government. Partner nations will work with the US on mineral projects. US defense and national security offices will get more reliable mineral supplies.
One thing to notice
Firms can pitch projects to the program director without a public bid process. The Centers of Excellence do not have to follow US rules about workers or the land.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
12 cosponsors: 11 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- critical minerals — Metals and elements needed for phones, batteries, weapons, and other key goods.
- Centers of Excellence — Research and work sites set up in other nations to build new mineral tools.
- partner nations — Countries that work with the United States as allies.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (20,987 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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