To provide for the establishment of a Critical Minerals Security Alliance, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates non-binding sense of Congress declaring that (1) reliable critical mineral supply chains are essential for defense, manufacturing, and energy; (2) the U.S, defines key terms for the bill: critical mineral (per Energy Act of 2020 list), derivative product (goods incorporating critical minerals including semiconductor wafers, batteries, motors, EVs, smartphones, and authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a Critical Minerals Security Alliance with countries that agree to: (1) match U.S. Section 301 tariff rates on critical minerals from countries of concern, (2). It relies on tariffs, definition changes, trade restrictions, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Energy, Trade, Trade Policy, and Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. critical mineral processing companies could gain revenue opportunities, U.S. critical mineral mining companies could gain revenue opportunities, and U.S. Trade Representative would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Foreign countries of concern mineral exporters could face higher costs, Chinese critical mineral exporters would be affected, and Venezuelan mineral exporters would be affected.
Key Provisions
- Creates non-binding sense of Congress declaring that (1) reliable critical mineral supply chains are essential for defense, manufacturing, and energy; (2) the U.S.
- Defines key terms for the bill: critical mineral (per Energy Act of 2020 list), derivative product (goods incorporating critical minerals including semiconductor wafers, batteries, motors, EVs, smartphones...
- Authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a Critical Minerals Security Alliance with countries that agree to: (1) match U.S. Section 301 tariff rates on critical minerals from countries of concern, (2)...
- Imposes upon the first country joining the Alliance, imposes Section 301-level tariff rates (matching the rate applied to Chinese goods as of January 1, 2026) on all mined and processed critical minerals and select...
- Establishes a Treasury trust fund funded by tariff revenues from duties on imported critical minerals.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates non-binding sense of Congress declaring that (1) reliable critical mineral supply chains are essential for defense, manufacturing, and energy; (2) the U.S, defines key terms for the bill: critical mineral (per Energy Act of 2020 list), derivative product (goods incorporating critical minerals including semiconductor wafers, batteries, motors, EVs, smartphones, and authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a Critical Minerals Security Alliance with countries that agree to: (1) match U.S. Section 301 tariff rates on critical minerals from countries of concern, (2).
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Trade, Trade Policy, Transportation
Primary Purpose
The bill creates non-binding sense of Congress declaring that (1) reliable critical mineral supply chains are essential for defense, manufacturing, and energy; (2) the U.S, defines key terms for the bill: critical mineral (per Energy Act of 2020 list), derivative product (goods incorporating critical minerals including semiconductor wafers, batteries, motors, EVs, smartphones, and authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a Critical Minerals Security Alliance with countries that agree to: (1) match U.S. Section 301 tariff rates on critical minerals from countries of concern, (2).
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- U.S. critical mineral processing companies
- U.S. critical mineral mining companies
- U.S. Trade Representative
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Department of Defense
Identified Costs
- Foreign countries of concern mineral exporters
- Chinese critical mineral exporters
- Venezuelan mineral exporters
- U.S. importers of Chinese critical minerals
- U.S. manufacturers dependent on imported critical minerals
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Alliance member mineral exporters, Allied nations mining industries, Chinese critical mineral exporters
Positive-direction: Alliance member mineral exporters, Allied nations mining industries, Mining companies in Alliance member countries, U.S. critical mineral mining companies, U.S. critical minerals producers, U.S. domestic mining companies
Negative-direction: Chinese critical mineral exporters, Foreign countries of concern mineral exporters, Venezuelan mineral exporters
U.S. critical mineral processing companies, U.S. domestic mineral processing companies, U.S. importers of Chinese critical minerals
Positive-direction: U.S. critical mineral processing companies, U.S. domestic mineral processing companies
Negative-direction: U.S. importers of Chinese critical minerals, U.S. manufacturers dependent on imported critical minerals
DOE Loan Programs Office, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, U.S. Trade Representative
EV and battery manufacturers, U.S. EV and battery manufacturers, U.S. battery and permanent magnet manufacturers
Positive-direction: U.S. battery and permanent magnet manufacturers
Negative-direction: U.S. EV and battery manufacturers
Defense contractors in critical minerals, Department of Defense
Companies using transshipment to circumvent tariffs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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