H.R. 3059

Summary

H.R. 3059, the Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 29, 2025 by Rep. Earl Carter (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 3059 has 9 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3059 IH: Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3059  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 29, 2025   Mr. Carter of Georgia  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act  .
2.
Interim hazardous waste permits
Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6925(e) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in clause (ii), by inserting  or  after  this section, ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(iii)
is a critical energy resource facility,
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Definitions
For the purposes of this subsection:
(A)
Critical energy resource
The term  critical energy resource  means, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource—
(i)
that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States; and
(ii)
the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.
(B)
Critical energy resource facility
The term  critical energy resource facility  means a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource.
 .

Tracker

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To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Earl Carter (R) sponsors H.R. 3059, and 9 members have co-sponsored it.

Earl Carter

Rep. · R–GA-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 29, 2025

Dan Crenshaw

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 3, 2025

Garland Barr

Rep. · R–KY-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 9, 2025

Troy Balderson

Rep. · R–OH-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 25, 2026

Neal Dunn

Rep. · R–FL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 25, 2026

Chuck Edwards

Rep. · R–NC-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 25, 2026

Tracey Mann

Rep. · R–KS-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2026

Mike Bost

Rep. · R–IL-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026

Derek Schmidt

Rep. · R–KS-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026

Roger Williams

Rep. · R–TX-25 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 3059 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 29, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3059 has taken 2 actions since Apr 29, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3059 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3059 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act — Display Title
• Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3059 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3059 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3059’s is Energy.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3059, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 3059.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1728]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com