1HOUSE · FEB 11, 2026
Passed the House
223–206PASSED
R 214–1 D 9–205
On Passage · roll 64 · 3 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
Official title: To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John James R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 29, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 11, 2026 · 223–206
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 12, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3617.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3617, Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act” on August 15, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 25, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61681
- CBO publication date
- August 15, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3617, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-268 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 11, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/268
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3617, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JAMES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 91, May 29, 2025, Page H2377):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3617, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3617. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Feb 11, 2026 · roll 63R 0–215 D 214–0214–215Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Neal Dunn (R-FL), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John James.
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- H.Res. 194 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of March 6, 2025, as "Great Lakes Day".
- H.Res. 223 (119th) Honoring the 108th anniversary of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and the contributions of Selfridge Air National Guard Base to the…
- H.R. 1796 (119th) Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025
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Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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