Issues / Issue · Aug 14 – Sep 15, 2026

Critical Minerals Supply

8Members · 1 D · 7 R
7Actions · 1 D · 6 R
8States & territories · TX · VA · AZ · TN lead
$20MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
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HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 5

What each party did · Democrats 1 · Republicans 6

  • 0Hearings1
  • 0Announced funding1
  • 1Filed or pushed bills4

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • TX1
  • VA1
  • AZ1
  • TN1
  • WV1
  • MI1
  • OH1
  • UT1

Recognitions and tributes not counted.

Every action

7 actions · 8 releases
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    • Bill

      RPfluger TX

      Passed bipartisan bill to recover critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste streams.

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    • Bill

      RWittman VA

      Advanced bipartisan Earth Mapping Resources Initiative Reauthorization Act out of committee.

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    • Funding

      RCiscomani AZ $20M

      Celebrated $20 million Department of Energy investment in Arizona mining engineering program.

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    • Bill

      RVan Epps TN

      Introduced bipartisan bill to establish pilot program for domestic critical mineral processing.

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  2. Sep 2, 2026
    • Hearing

      RMiller WV

      Participated in Ways and Means Committee hearing on securing U.S. supply chains for critical minerals in Central Asia and Africa.

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  3. Aug 27, 2026
  4. Aug 14, 2026
    • Bill

      RCurtis UT

      Introduced bill to expand tax credits for domestic critical mineral production and processing.

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