Critical Mineral Consistency Act (USGS–DOE List Alignment)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-16 — Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act: cross-connection with critical-materials-processing-testbed: Both bills advance federal critical minerals policy — one aligning USGS/DOE list definitions, the other funding processing R&D infrastructure. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-14 — Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026: cross-connection with critical-minerals-mapping-quantum: Both proposals shape the federal critical-minerals framework — one aligning USGS/DOE lists, the other advancing mapping methodologies for those resources. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-03-04 — Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025: HR755 (119th Congress) would amend the Energy Act of 2020 to require USGS to add any DOE-designated critical material to the USGS critical minerals list within 45 days, aligning the two federal lists without creating a new supply-chain mechanism. (novelty: 2)