Critical Mineral Dominance Act

This bill aims to make the U.S. a leading producer of hardrock minerals, including rare earths, to boost jobs, strengthen supply chains, and support national security. It would speed up permits for mining projects on federal land, focus on projects that can start quickly, and list those projects within days of the law taking effect and each year after. It also tells the Interior Department to find federal lands with known or likely mineral deposits and prioritize places that can be permitted fast and help the supply chain the most .

The bill orders a 90‑day review to find and roll back federal rules that place an “undue burden” on mining, get industry feedback, and start an action plan to suspend, revise, or rescind those barriers, followed by a report to Congress within 180 days that also looks at state and local rules that may be in the way. It requires a quick report on how much the U.S. depends on imported minerals and what that costs the economy, and starting in 2026, this data must be included in the U.S. Geological Survey’s annual Mineral Commodity Summaries. It also pushes faster, detailed geologic mapping of the country and a one‑year progress report on that work .

• Who is affected: Interior and Agriculture Departments, the U.S. Geological Survey, mining companies, and communities near federal lands.
• What changes: Faster approvals for certain mining projects; identification of priority projects and mineral‑rich lands; review and removal of burdensome rules; new data on import reliance; accelerated geologic mapping .
• When: Lists of projects within 10 days and annually; regulatory review within 90 days and a report within 180 days; mapping progress report in 1 year; import‑reliance data added annually starting in 2026 .