SAMS Act of 2025

This bill would turn several existing executive orders about “critical minerals” into law. That means the policies in those orders would keep going, unless Congress changes them later. The orders focus on making sure the U.S. has steady, secure supplies of key minerals, reducing reliance on foreign adversaries, boosting American mining and processing, and taking steps tied to national security and energy needs.

In plain terms, it locks in a federal strategy to secure minerals we need for things like batteries, electronics, and defense; backs domestic mining and processing; speeds up actions to increase U.S. mineral production; supports broader American energy goals; and allows national-security-based trade actions on processed critical minerals and related products.

• Who is affected: U.S. miners and processors, manufacturers that use critical minerals, energy producers, and communities near mining operations.
• What changes: These executive orders would have the force of law, keeping policies on secure mineral supply, domestic production, and certain national security trade actions in place.
• When: The changes take effect once the bill becomes law.