House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

SAMS Act of 2025

H.R. 4370Introduced Jul 14, 2025Policy area: Energy

Official title: To codify certain Executive Orders relating to critical minerals.

Where it went

IntroducedJul 14, 2025
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 14, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4370.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 120, July 14, 2025, Page H3245):
Article 1 Section 8
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 18, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

48 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 48 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Russell Fry (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Mark Harris (R-NC), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Brian Jack (R-GA), John James (R-MI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Brad Knott (R-NC), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-6 district

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