Authorizes the State Department to pursue international critical mineral partnerships, create a new Energy Security Compacts program with partner countries, and set up new State Department energy and minerals offices and exchange fellowships for mining students and scholars.

Official title: Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action

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House

Introduced 13-JAN-2026

Referred 13-JAN-2026

Approved by committee 13-MAY-2026

Passed 08-JUN-2026

Senate

Received 09-JUN-2026

Key points

Authorizes State Department leadership of a Minerals Security Partnership and directs a diplomatic strategy for securing critical mineral supply chains within 180 days of enactment
Authorizes Energy Security Compacts, multiyear agreements with partner countries that may receive transferred funds, and bars military assistance and projects likely to cause substantial U.S. job losses
Establishes an Office of Energy Security Compacts, an interagency Energy Security Compacts Council, and a Bureau of Energy Security and Diplomacy led by an Assistant Secretary
Creates Fulbright-based Critical Mineral Mining Fellowship and Visiting Mining Scholars programs at universities

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (13-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 08-JUN-2026).

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Committee referrals (2)

Foreign Affairs Committee (House)
Foreign Relations Committee (Senate)

Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Young Kim (R-CA) Cosponsors · 30

■ 20 R■ 10 D

10 Democrats

congress.gov page Referred in Senate (09-JUN-2026) Engrossed in House (08-JUN-2026) Introduced in House (13-JAN-2026)