# 119-hr-5929: Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026

119-hr-5929, Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status in_committee (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5929
- Congress: 119
- Title: Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Centralize permitting classification and dashboard visibility for DPA-backed critical minerals projects.** This bill would treat certain Defense Production Act section 303 actions under Presidential Determination 2022-11 as covered projects for the FAST Act and require their inclusion on the Permitting Dashboard, while allowing project sponsors to opt out. - Project sponsors can request not to be treated as covered projects and avoid Dashboard listing. - Federal agencies would include the targeted DPA actions on the FAST Act Permitting Dashboard, increasing visibility for feasibility studies, by-product production, modernization, and similar activities. - The bill would treat those DPA section 303 activities as 'covered projects' under the FAST Act definition but without regard to the specific requirements of that FAST Act section.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permits for Defense-backed critical minerals: mixed, medium. This bill would treat actions the Secretary of Defense takes under Presidential Determination 2022-11 as covered projects under the FAST Act. Those projects would be listed on the federal Permitting Dashboard. Covered actions would include feasibility studies for mature mining and processing, by-pr…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5929 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5929)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5929 (as of 2026-11-03).