The record
Legislation· Jun 2026
Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act
Creates a State Department bureau to coordinate U.S. energy and critical mineral diplomacy with allies.
Tradeoff
Establishes new diplomatic infrastructure and programs to reduce U.S. reliance on China and other adversaries for critical minerals and energy. Authorizes but does not appropriate funds for these programs.
What's in it
Passed the House by on June 8, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 13, 2026)
House
Committee on Foreign Affairs(Jan 13, 2026)
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported 45 - 0(May 13, 2026)
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jun 8, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Foreign Relations(Jun 9, 2026)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Brian J. Mast (R-FL)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)