- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Jun 18, 2025
What it does
Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act or the Finding ORE Act This bill allows the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner with a foreign country in mapping the country's reserves of critical minerals and rare earth elements. A critical mineral is any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by USGS because it is essential to U.S. economic and national security, has a vulnerable supply chain, and serves an essential function in manufacturing a product. Rare earth elements have catalytic, magnetic, electrical, and luminescent properties vital for civilian and defense purposes. In negotiating a MOU, USGS…
Official summary · Reported to Senate · Jun 18, 2025
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