{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sens-tim-scott-and-raphael-warnock-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-u-s-critical-minerals-supply-chain/", "Sens. Tim Scott and Raphael Warnock introduce legislation to strengthen U.S. critical minerals supply chain", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Critical Mineral Executive Coordination Act, which aims to strengthen the United States\u2019 ability to address vulnerabilities in global critical mineral supply chains by improving diplomatic training and executive branch coordination. Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and John Curtis (R-Utah) joined in introducing the bill. With China controlling a majority of rare earth minerals, this legislation would support a more comprehensive critical minerals strategy and bolster U.S. economic and national security interests.\n\n\u201cCritical minerals are the building blocks for advanced technology. From powering our cellphones to our nation\u2019s most advanced weapons systems, they are essential to America\u2019s national security,\u201d said Sen. Scott. \u201cThe Critical Mineral Executive Coordination Act supports our efforts to safeguard access to critical minerals, bolstering our national defense, energy security, and economic competitiveness. America\u2019s future should be driven by American strength, and this bill helps make sure the U.S. \u2013 not China \u2013 leads the way.\u201d\n\n\u201cGeorgia\u2019s transformative contributions to national defense and technological advancement call for streamlined access to global critical mineral markets,\u201d said Sen. Rev. Warnock. \u201cThis bipartisan bill addresses alarming vulnerabilities by educating our federal workers and diplomats on the importance of securing our nation\u2019s critical mineral supply chains and how to better support our domestic industries.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need critical minerals to build chips for everything from our smartphones to our national defense apparatus. The U.S. must not cede control of global critical mineral supply chains to China,\u201d said Sen. Kaine. \u201cThat is why I\u2019m glad to cosponsor this bipartisan legislation to establish a dedicated executive branch critical minerals czar and marshal our diplomatic corps\u2019 expertise in this area. This commonsense and overdue step is crucial to our national security and retaining our technological edge, and I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers to support this legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith the People\u2019s Republic of China controlling global critical minerals supply chains, the United States needs a durable strategy to secure reliable access to the resources that power our modern economy,\u201d said Sen. Rosen. \u201cI am proud to help introduce this bipartisan bill to make sure our government has the training, skill, and supply chains necessary to maintain and grow the United States\u2019 critical mineral leadership and ensure we\u2019re not just playing catch-up to China.\u201d\n\nHouse Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chair Young Kim (R-Calif.-40) and Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-Calif.-06) introduced the House companion legislation.\n\n\u201cAmerica cannot allow Beijing to maintain its chokehold on the critical minerals that power our economy, our defense, and our modern lives. The DOMINANCE Act provides the long-term strategy and tools needed to break that chokehold, which is why it passed both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House with strong bipartisan support,\u201d said Rep. Kim. \u201cI thank Senator Scott for introducing the Critical Mineral Executive Coordination Act, which advances two key provisions of the DOMINANCE Act, and I look forward to working with him to get our bill to the President\u2019s desk before the end of the year.\u201d\n\n\u201cStrengthening America\u2019s critical mineral supply chains is essential to our economic and national security,\u201d said Rep. Bera. \u201cI\u2019m encouraged to see the Senate continue the bipartisan work we advanced through the House-passed DOMINANCE Act. I appreciate Senators Scott and Warnock\u2019s leadership in carrying forward key provisions that will strengthen our diplomatic expertise and improve coordination across the federal government.\u201d\n\nThe Critical Mineral Executive Coordination Act would establish a Foreign Service Institute training program to equip Foreign Service Officers with the resources they need to advance both economic and national security interests in relation to critical minerals and strategic competition with China.\n\nThe bill would also establish a permanent position of special advisor to the president for critical minerals and supply chains within the National Security Council, facilitating a coordinated, government-wide strategy to secure America\u2019s critical mineral supply.\n\nRead the full text of the legislation here.\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "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.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sens-tim-scott-and-raphael-warnock-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-u-s-critical-minerals-supply-chain/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.102557871490717, "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"}