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HR 4090 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Critical Mineral Dominance Act

In plain language: This bill directs the federal government to fast-track approvals for mining metals and rare earth minerals on public lands and national forests. Federal agencies would be required to immediately approve qualifying pending mining permits and begin rolling back or revising rules that the mining industry identifies as burdensome. The legislation also directs officials to pinpoint new public lands for mineral production, speed up nationwide geological mapping, and explore extracting minerals from coal ash and old mine waste.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; directly impacts hardrock mining operators with pending federal permits and Department of the Interior/Agriculture staff, but no specific counts are provided
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided; the bill mandates administrative reviews, reports, and expedited permitting without authorizing or appropriating specific dollar amounts
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal lands & resources−50Pollution & development−40

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • domestic hardrock mining operatorsMining operators on federal lands gain expedited review and immediate approval of eligible pending permits and operating plans. In addition, the Department of the Interior must solicit their feedback and initiate action to suspend, revise, or rescind regulations and public land withdrawals that place undue burdens on mining (Sec. 4(a)(2), Sec. 6(a)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of the InteriorTakes on numerous mandatory duties and tight deadlines, including submitting lists of pending permits within 10 days, expediting priority mining approvals, reviewing and rolling back burdensome agency actions within 90 days, accelerating nationwide geologic mapping, and compiling multiple economic and operational reports for Congress (Secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7).provisional
  • Department of AgricultureRequired to coordinate and consult with the Department of the Interior to identify pending and potential mining projects on federal lands (including National Forest System lands), inventory available lands, and review regulations and state or local laws that restrict mining (Secs. 4(a), 4(b), 5(a), 6(a), and 6(b)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify priority mining projects on federal land that can be approved immediately and take all necessary steps to expedite and issue their permits.

    Sec. 4(a)(2)provisional

  2. Directs the Department of the Interior to identify and annually list federal lands open to mining that contain mineral deposits, prioritizing areas that can be permitted and made operational the fastest.

    Sec. 5provisional

  3. Requires the Secretary of the Interior within 90 days to review agency rules and public land withdrawals, collect industry feedback, and begin an action plan to suspend, revise, or repeal regulations that unduly burden domestic mining.

    Sec. 6(a)provisional

  4. Directs the Department of the Interior to accelerate detailed nationwide geologic mapping with an emphasis on discovering previously unknown hardrock mineral deposits.

    Sec. 7(a)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jul 15, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  2. Feb 4, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Feb 4, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 55). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1994)
  4. Feb 4, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 55). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1994)
  5. Feb 4, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 212 (Roll no. 54).
  6. Feb 3, 2026Rule H. Res. 1032 passed House.
  7. Feb 3, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1032 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 7148. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 142 and H.R. 4090 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 4090.
  8. Nov 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-387.
  9. Nov 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-387.
  10. Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
  11. Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House
  12. Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House

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