House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Minerals Security Partnership Authorization Act
Official title: To promote international cooperation to secure critical mineral supply chains.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4391.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BERA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 121, July 15, 2025, Page H3316):Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4391, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4391
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
5 of 6 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Young Kim (R-CA), James Moylan (R-GU), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ami Bera.
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- H.R. 6428 (119th) To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programs.
- H.R. 6126 (119th) United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 1902 (119th) HERO Act
- H.Res. 880 (119th) Recognizing the strategic value of the historical partnership between the United States and India.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.