Critical Mineral Dominance Act

What this does

The bill declares it the policy of the United States to become the leading producer of hardrock minerals, including rare earth minerals. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to report the dollar value of United States import reliance for each mineral listed in the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries and to add that data to future editions. Within 10 days of enactment and annually after, the Secretary must list every mining project on federal land with a pending plan of operations or permit application, identify the projects that can be approved immediately, and take all necessary actions to expedite and approve them. The Secretary must identify federal land with hardrock mineral potential, and within 90 days review all regulations, orders, guidance, policies, settlements, and land withdrawals that impose an undue burden on mining and begin suspending, revising, or rescinding them. The bill also directs accelerated geologic mapping of the country. Its definition of hardrock mineral excludes coal, oil, gas, oil shale, sodium, potassium, and sulfur, and it names the Secretary of the Interior as the responsible official.