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

2 recorded actionsWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: John James [R-MI-10]
Cosponsors: 4 · 4 Republicans
Policy area: Energy
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Feb 12, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

IntroducedMay 29, 2025
Passed the HouseFeb 11, 2026
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

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 nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3617 as reported to House on Sep 11, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Feb 11, 2026Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveFeb 11, 2026

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House Feb 11, 2026 · the primary vote

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Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

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223 Yea 206 Nay 3 not voting

Party-line vote 10 of 429 voting members broke with their own party: 9 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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Democratic214 members

Independent1 member

Republican217 members

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Cosponsors4 · 4 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3617 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

RJay Obernolte [R-CA-23]Original2026 profile

RMariannette Miller-Meeks [R-IA-01]Original2026 profile

RNeal P. Dunn [R-FL-02]Joined Jun 23, 2025

RErin Houchin [R-IN-09]Joined Jun 26, 20252026 profile

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Who lobbied on H.R. 361714 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 3617 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEfiled by MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC, EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, CAPITOL COUNSEL LLCIts PAC: Powerpac of the Edison Electric Institute

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Defense · Environment/Superfund +4 more16 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONIts PAC: Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Banking +30 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC

Transportation · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security +4 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

CMS ENERGY CORPIts PAC: CMS Energy Corp. Employees for Better Government

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security · Environment/Superfund · Budget/Appropriations +4 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

XCEL ENERGY INCfiled by XCEL ENERGY, INCIts PAC: Xcel Energy Employee PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Transportation +4 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PUGET SOUND ENERGYIts PAC: Puget Sound Energy Inc. PAC for Good Government

Budget/Appropriations · Utilities · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Environment/Superfund +5 more5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS

Environment/Superfund · Homeland Security · Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear +4 more4 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026Filing

PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATIONIts PAC: Pinnacle West Capital Corp. PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Transportation · Energy/Nuclear · Budget/Appropriations +5 more4 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026Filing

PPL CORPORATION

Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +4 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

73 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-25. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.