{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-sheehy-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-secure-us-critical-mineral-dominance", "Cotton, Sheehy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure U.S. Critical Mineral Dominance", "2025-09-18", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler orPatrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nSeptember 18, 2025\n\nCotton, Sheehy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Secure U.S. Critical Mineral Dominance\n\nWashington, DC \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) today introduced the Revitalizing America\u2019s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act of 2025. This bill will expand the United States\u2019 offshore extraction of critical minerals and secure American dominance in the face of Chinese expansion in the industry. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) are co-sponsoring this legislation.\n\n\u201cEnding our dependence on Communist China for critical minerals that power our economy and military is a national security priority. This bill will support our country\u2019s growing critical mineral extraction industry, create jobs, and strengthen our supply chains,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\n\u201cFrom sophisticated defense technology to everyday items like cell phone and car batteries, critical minerals are a key component of America\u2019s national and economic security. Expanding and investing in our critical minerals industry here at home is vital to limiting our reliance on foreign adversaries for these resources. I\u2019m proud to lead this legislation in the Senate to build on President Trump\u2019s work to fortify our critical minerals supply chain and restore American energy dominance,\u201d said Senator Sheehy.\n\n\u201cDomestic production of critical minerals is essential to America\u2019s national security. The Revitalizing America\u2019s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act would reduce our dependence on China for critical minerals by building on President Trump\u2019s important work to secure these supply chains in the United States,\u201d said Senator Blackburn.\n\n\u201cThe United States faces growing challenges in securing a critical minerals supply chain that is independent from control by our foreign adversaries. These challenges were grossly ignored under the last administration which disregarded the crucial role these minerals play in bolstering national defense and economic security. President Trump has taken important steps to ensure that the United States can take advantage of its technological leadership in developing these minerals in the deep sea, and it is time that we in Congress step up to codify these important actions,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\nText of the bill can be found here.\n\nThe Revitalizing America\u2019s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act of 2025 would:\n\nExpedite the process for reviewing and issuing licenses under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act\n\nDevelop a plan to map priority areas of the seabed and outer continental shelf with critical minerals\n\nIdentify critical minerals that may be derived from seabed mineral resources\n\nEngage with key partners or allies to offer support for seabed mineral resource exploration, extraction, processing, and environmental monitoring\n\nSubmit reports to congressional committees on private sector engagement in seabed mining and the feasibility of an international benefit-sharing mechanism for seabed mineral extraction and development that occurs in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-sheehy-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-secure-us-critical-mineral-dominance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5600540209561586, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}