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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4370

Introduced

SAMS Act of 2025

Sponsor
RGary J. Palmer· Alabama
Introduced
July 14, 2025
Policy area
Energy
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.July 14, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4370 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4370

To codify certain Executive Orders relating to critical minerals.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 14, 2025

Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Burchett, Mr. 
Pfluger, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Self, Mr. Rose, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Rulli, Mr. 
Davidson, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Tenney, Mr. James, Mr. Webster of Florida, 
Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. 
Jack, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. 
Carter of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Harris of North 
Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. 
Mann, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knott, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kelly 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latta, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Cuellar, 
Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Flood) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, 
and Technology, Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Ways and Means, 
Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Small 
Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To codify certain Executive Orders relating to critical minerals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Securing America's Mineral Supply 
Act of 2025'' or the ``SAMS Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATING TO CRITICAL 
MINERALS.

Each of the following shall have the force and effect of law:
(1) Executive Order 13817 (82 Fed. Reg. 60835; relating to 
a Federal strategy to ensure secure and reliable supplies of 
critical minerals).
(2) Executive Order 13953 (85 Fed. Reg. 62539; relating to 
addressing the threat to the domestic supply chain from 
reliance on critical minerals from foreign adversaries and 
supporting the domestic mining and processing industries).
(3) Executive Order 14154 (90 Fed. Reg. 8353; relating to 
unleashing American energy).
(4) Executive Order 14241 (90 Fed. Reg. 13673; relating to 
immediate measures to increase American mineral production).
(5) Executive Order 14272 (90 Fed. Reg. 16437; relating to 
ensuring national security and economic resilience through 
section 232 actions on processed critical minerals and 
derivative products).
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