# 119-s-789: Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025

119-s-789, Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-789
- Congress: 119
- Title: Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**securing U.S. access to critical minerals and rare earth elements.** This bill would require the Department of the Interior to map global supplies, set up a process to help U.S. sellers avoid buyers tied to adversary countries, and build a tech-sharing strategy with allies to expand mining and recycling capacity. - U.S. manufacturers and supply chains: Would get regular global reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources, including who controls them and estimates of mine output and remaining reserves. Reports arrive within 1 year and then every 2 years. - U.S. investors and companies: Would create a notification process for a U.S. person seeking to divest stock in foreign mining, processing, or recycling operations and allow Interior to assist in finding purchasers not controlled by North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran. - U.S. allies and technology developers: Would require a strategy, within 1 year, to collaborate on advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling technologies and a method to share resulting intellectual property so allies can license and use those technologies.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Regular global critical minerals report: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Interior Secretary would deliver to Congress a global report on critical minerals and rare earth elements within 1 year and every 2 years after. The unclassified report must identify who controls key resources, list per‑mine output and owners for significant producers, include recyc…
- U.S. plan to share mining technology: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Interior Secretary, with Energy and other agencies, would have 1 year to make a strategy to work with allied governments on advanced mining, refining, separation, processing, and recycling technologies. The plan must include a method to share resulting intellectual property so allie…
- Who counts as a U.S. person: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define key terms for this section. 'United States person' would include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and entities organized under U.S. law, including foreign branches. The bill would list specific rare earth elements and refer to other laws for the meanings…
- Help selling foreign mining stock: benefit, low. If enacted, the Interior Secretary would set up a process within 1 year for United States persons to notify the government if they plan to sell stock in foreign mining, processing, or recycling operations for critical minerals and rare earths. The Secretary could, but would not have to, help find b…

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-789 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/789)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-789 (as of 2026-10-21).