# 119-s-2550: Critical Minerals Partnership Act of 2025

119-s-2550, Critical Minerals Partnership Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2550
- Congress: 119
- Title: Critical Minerals Partnership Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would secure resilient critical mineral supply chains** by authorizing a State Department-led Minerals Security Partnership and an international coalition to coordinate mining, processing, recycling, and joint investment tools aimed at reducing reliance on adversary-controlled sources. - U.S. diplomacy and agencies: Would give the Secretary of State authority to lead the Minerals Security Partnership, negotiate a coalition, and designate additional critical minerals, building policy around domestic production, recycling, and supply diversification. It would also require near-term reports and a diplomatic strategy on priority minerals and diversification. - Industry and investors: Would create an MSP database and staffing priorities to share project information and would promote joint investment tools such as political risk insurance, financing, cost-sharing, equity investments, and U.S. membership in the International Nickel Study Group to spur projects and investment. - Partner countries and communities: Would require environmental and labor safeguards, a certification mechanism for projects abroad, and measures to advance economic growth in developing mineral-producing countries while enabling joint resource mapping and information-sharing.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- U.S. diplomatic plan for minerals: mixed, medium. This bill would set up and staff a U.S. Minerals Security Partnership led by the State Department. The Secretary would run a project database and promote mining, processing, recycling, and project certification for labor and environment. The President could negotiate an international coalition to s…
- U.S. membership in nickel study group: mixed, low. This bill would allow the President to accept terms and keep the U.S. in the International Nickel Study Group. It would let U.S. assessed contributions be paid from the "Contributions to International Organizations" budget line starting in fiscal year 2025. This helps industry data-sharing and invo…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2550 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2550)

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- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2550 (as of 2026-04-21).