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Critical Materials Future Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-596| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2025
John W. Hickenlooper

John W. Hickenlooper

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (3)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Critical Materials Future Act of 2025 aims to bolster the domestic processing of critical materials, thereby reducing supply chain vulnerabilities and enhancing both energy and national security. Its primary mechanism is the establishment of the Domestic Critical Material Processing Pilot Program , which will support a minimum of three domestic projects focused on refining, processing, or recycling raw critical materials into purified forms. This pilot program is designed to attract private investment and provide financial stability to eligible projects through the use of innovative financial tools , such as contracts for difference and price floors. The Secretary of Energy will implement the program, coordinating with various federal agencies and prioritizing projects that utilize feedstock from domestic or reliable sources and demonstrate strong economic competitiveness. The Act authorizes an appropriation of $750,000,000 to carry out the program, which will remain available until expended. It also establishes a Critical Materials Revolving Fund to reinvest revenues generated from successful projects back into new critical materials processing initiatives. The program is set to terminate after five years, followed by a comprehensive study evaluating its effectiveness, the impact of financial tools, and the potential of critical material recycling.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5251
Critical Materials Future Act of 2024
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 12, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Mar 12, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5251
    Critical Materials Future Act of 2024


  • February 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 12, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.


  • March 12, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.

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Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndustrial policy and productivityStrategic materials and reserves

Critical Materials Future Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-596| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2025
The Critical Materials Future Act of 2025 aims to bolster the domestic processing of critical materials, thereby reducing supply chain vulnerabilities and enhancing both energy and national security. Its primary mechanism is the establishment of the Domestic Critical Material Processing Pilot Program , which will support a minimum of three domestic projects focused on refining, processing, or recycling raw critical materials into purified forms. This pilot program is designed to attract private investment and provide financial stability to eligible projects through the use of innovative financial tools , such as contracts for difference and price floors. The Secretary of Energy will implement the program, coordinating with various federal agencies and prioritizing projects that utilize feedstock from domestic or reliable sources and demonstrate strong economic competitiveness. The Act authorizes an appropriation of $750,000,000 to carry out the program, which will remain available until expended. It also establishes a Critical Materials Revolving Fund to reinvest revenues generated from successful projects back into new critical materials processing initiatives. The program is set to terminate after five years, followed by a comprehensive study evaluating its effectiveness, the impact of financial tools, and the potential of critical material recycling.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5251
Critical Materials Future Act of 2024
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 12, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Mar 12, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5251
    Critical Materials Future Act of 2024


  • February 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 12, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.


  • March 12, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
John W. Hickenlooper

John W. Hickenlooper

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (3)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndustrial policy and productivityStrategic materials and reserves