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119th Congress Energy

H.R. 3617: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

Passed HouseFeb 11, 2026

  1. Introduced (completed)May 29, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Feb 11, 2026, 223–206
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Reported to House, Sep 11, 2025

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to secure the supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States. A critical energy resource means an energy resource (1) that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States, and (2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.

As part of its duties, DOE must conduct ongoing assessments of

  • energy resource criticality,
  • the U.S. supply chain of critical energy resources and its vulnerabilities,
  • the diversity of domestic critical energy resource supply chains,
  • capacity constraints on the domestic production of critical energy resources,
  • federal regulations affecting the domestic production or importation of critical energy resources,
  • how energy security is affected by reliance on imports of critical energy resources, and
  • how adversarial nations seek to exploit critical energy resource markets to undermine investment in the United States.
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DOE must also

  • facilitate the development of strategies to strengthen critical energy resource supply chains,
  • develop substitutes and alternatives to critical energy resources, and
  • improve technology that reuses and recycles critical energy resources.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Feb 11, 2026

On Passage

Passed 223–206

Yea 223majority 215Nay 206

  • Democrats9 yea, 205 nay
  • Republicans213 yea, 1 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Josh Riley (D-NY), Adam Gray (D-CA), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), J. Correa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Jim Costa (D-CA) voted Yea; Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) voted Nay

See how all 429 members voted

Showing 432 of 432 members

Yea 223

Republicans (213)

Democrats (9) broke with their party

Independents (1)

Nay 206

Republicans (1) broke with their party

Democrats (205)

Not voting 3

Republicans (3)

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Feb 11, 2026. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • Feb 11, 2026HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 223–206
    Roll call 64 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats920500
    Republicans213103
    Independents1000
    Total22320603

    House roll call 64: On Passage. Passed.

    10 crossed party lines: 9 Democrats, 1 Republican

    How each member voted (432)
  • Feb 11, 2026HouseMotion to recommitFailed, yea-nay 214–215
    Roll call 63 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats214000
    Republicans021403
    Independents0100
    Total21421503

    House roll call 63: On Motion to Recommit. Failed.

    How each member voted (432)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

4

Who scored on this bill

138 points earned
  1. 1John James R-MI SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
  2. 2J. Correa D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Jim Costa D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Henry Cuellar D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Donald Davis D-NC1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Feb 11, 2026Passed the House, 223–206.
  2. May 29, 2025Introduced in the House by John James.
Show the full action history (26 actions)
  1. Feb 12, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Feb 11, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1057 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
  3. Feb 11, 2026Rule H. Res. 1057 passed House.
  4. Feb 11, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1057. (consideration: CR H2150-2154)
  5. Feb 11, 2026Rule provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 1383, H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one motion to recommit H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617, and one motion to commit S. 1383.
  6. Feb 11, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3617.
  7. Feb 11, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. Feb 11, 2026Mr. Landsman moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H2154)
  9. Feb 11, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  10. Feb 11, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3617, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Landsman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  11. Feb 11, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2167-2169)
  12. Feb 11, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 215 (Roll no. 63).
  13. Feb 11, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64).
  14. Feb 11, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 64). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2150)
  15. Feb 11, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Feb 10, 2026Rule H. Res. 1042 failed passage of House.
  17. Feb 9, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1042 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261 and H.R. 3617. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2189, H.R. 261, and H.R. 3617 under a closed rule and provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  18. Sep 11, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-268.
  19. Sep 11, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224.
  20. Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  21. Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21.
  22. Jun 5, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  23. Jun 5, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  24. Jun 3, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  25. May 29, 2025Introduced in House
  26. May 29, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.