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SAMS Act of 2025

To codify certain Executive Orders relating to critical minerals.

Introduced Jul 14, 2025

Latest action (Jul 14, 2025) 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.

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Small Business Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee Financial Services Committee Ways and Means Committee Agriculture Committee Energy and Commerce Committee Armed Services Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Foreign Affairs Committee Science, Space, and Technology Committee Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Energy

Summary

This bill would convert five Executive Orders related to critical minerals into permanent federal law. These orders address federal strategy for securing supplies of critical minerals, reducing reliance on foreign adversaries for critical minerals, supporting domestic mining and processing industries, increasing American mineral production, and using trade measures to protect processed critical minerals and derivative products. By codifying these orders, the bill would make the policies permanent and binding law rather than subject to reversal by future executive action. The bill covers mineral supply strategy, domestic mining support, energy production, and trade protections for critical mineral products.

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Sponsor (1)
48 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Gary J. Palmer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $215,400
  • ARD CONTRACTING $23,300
  • WELLBORN CABINETS $13,500
  • HAMMER LGC $13,200
  • NEWCASTLE CONSTRUCTION $13,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Gary J. Palmer → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 14, 2025 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. · house
  2. Jul 14, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 3803 — EO 14285 Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • S 596 — Critical Materials Future Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 75 — HOUSE Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 3667 — Strengthening American Nuclear Energy Act · Introduced Jun 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 7126 — SECURE Minerals Act of 2026 · Introduced Feb 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • S 1130 — Mining Schools Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 14, 2025

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Full text

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). <all>

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