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H.R. 5929 · 119th Congress

Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026

Reported by committeeEnvironmental Protection
IntroducedNov 7, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Reported by committee. Latest step, Jun 9, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 602. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 5929 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as reported by a House committee (Jun 9, 2026).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Treatment of actions under presidential determination 2022–11 for Federal permitting improvement purposes
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026

    This bill makes certain actions taken by the Department of Defense to secure strategic and critical materials for energy infrastructure (e.g., critical minerals) eligible for an expedited environmental review. Specifically, the bill includes those actions within the scope of covered projects under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jun 9, 2026).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Jun 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 602.House floor actions
    2. Jun 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-692.House floor actions
    3. Jun 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-692.Library of Congress
    4. Apr 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.House committee actions
    5. Apr 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
    6. Apr 21, 2026Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources DischargedHouse committee actions
    7. Feb 24, 2026Subcommittee Hearings HeldHouse committee actions
    8. Feb 17, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.House committee actions
    9. Nov 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.House floor actions
    10. Nov 7, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
    11. Nov 7, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CA-14
    • Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2