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HR 4090 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Critical Mineral Dominance Act

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

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.

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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.

Provisional: our reading of who it affects, pending review.

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.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

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  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

  5. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress within 90 days on the estimated dollar value of U.S. reliance on foreign mineral commodities and the overall economic impact of those mineral imports and exports.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional

  6. Requires the U.S. Geological Survey, starting in 2026, to include the dollar cost of import reliance and related economic impacts in its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report.

    Sec. 3(b)provisional

  7. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within 10 days of enactment and annually thereafter, to send Congress a list of all pending mining permit applications and operational plans for federal lands.

    Sec. 4(a)(1)provisional

  8. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within 10 days, to submit a list to Congress of active, inactive, or proposed federal mining projects capable of expanding mineral output or extracting minerals from mine tailings and coal ash.

    Sec. 4(b)provisional

  9. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress within one year on obstacles to producing mineral byproducts on federal lands, including recommendations to reduce those barriers.

    Sec. 4(c)provisional

  10. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress within 180 days with recommended federal statutory changes and an assessment of state and local laws that hinder domestic mining.

    Sec. 6(b)provisional

  11. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit a progress report to Congress within one year on the completion timeline for modern national surface and subsurface geologic mapping.

    Sec. 7(b)provisional

  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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The record

How members voted on Critical Mineral Dominance Act.

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  • House · Feb 4, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Motion to Recommit · Failed

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  • House · Feb 4, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Jul 15, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  2. Feb 5, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Feb 4, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. Feb 4, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 212 (Roll no. 54).
  7. Feb 4, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2009-2010)
  8. Feb 4, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4090, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Leger Fernandez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  9. Feb 4, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  10. Feb 4, 2026Ms. Leger Fernandez moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2002)
  11. Feb 4, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  12. Feb 4, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4090.
  13. Feb 4, 2026Rule 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.
  14. Feb 4, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1032. (consideration: CR H1993-2002)
  15. Feb 3, 2026Rule H. Res. 1032 passed House.
  16. 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.
  17. Nov 25, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
  18. Nov 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-387.
  19. Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
  20. Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  21. Sep 17, 2025Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  22. Sep 3, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  23. Jul 2, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  24. Jun 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  25. Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House
  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. Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
  10. Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Critical Mineral Dominance Act (H.R. 4090, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-4090. Congress.gov record as of Jul 16, 2026.

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