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Read. Follow. Verify.The DOMINANCE Act: Securing Critical Mineral and Energy Supply Chains
Last action · June 9, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Sponsors: Young Kim and 30 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The DOMINANCE Act aims to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign adversaries for s and energy resources by strengthening international partnerships and creating new diplomatic and financial mechanisms. The bill establishes a framework for coordinating U.S. foreign policy, trade, and development tools to secure supply chains and support energy modernization in allied countries.
This bill would create new State Department offices and fellowship programs to manage international energy and mineral security, potentially shifting how the U.S. provides financial and diplomatic support for mining and energy projects in foreign countries.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
U.S. Energy and Mineral Companies
The bill aims to strengthen their commercial competitiveness in global markets through new diplomatic and financial support mechanisms.
Department of State
The agency is tasked with creating new bureaus, offices, and fellowship programs to implement the bill's provisions.
Key Facts
- The bill establishes the 'Minerals Security Partnership' to coordinate international cooperation on critical mineral supply chains.
- It creates an 'Assistant Secretary for Energy Security and Diplomacy' and a corresponding 'Bureau of Energy Security and Diplomacy' within the State Department.
- The bill authorizes the creation of 'Energy Security Compacts' to manage energy and mineral resource development with partner countries.
- It mandates the creation of a 'Critical Mineral Mining Fellowship Program' and a 'Visiting Mining Scholars Program'.
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- The bill directs the U.S. to join the International Nickel Study Group.
- It establishes a 'Country Compact Team' to manage the negotiation and monitoring of energy security agreements.
- The bill defines 'critical minerals' based on the list established by the Energy Act of 2020.
- It requires the establishment of an 'Energy Security Compacts Council' to oversee compact implementation.
- The bill mandates Congressional notification for energy security compact activities.
- It requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to oversee and report on the implementation of energy security compacts.
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Procedural history
11 actions- Jun 9, 2026SenateCommitteeReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jun 8, 2026HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 8, 2026HouseFloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3957-3964)
- Jun 8, 2026HouseFloorPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3957-3964)
- Jun 8, 2026HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7037.
- Jun 8, 2026HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3957-3965)
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- Jun 8, 2026HouseMr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 13, 2026HouseCommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
- May 13, 2026HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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Institutionalization of Energy Diplomacy
The bill moves beyond ad-hoc cooperation by creating a permanent Bureau and Assistant Secretary position dedicated solely to energy security and diplomacy.
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