Bill · S. 3164· Senate(119-S-3164)
A bill to require a briefing on increasing procurement of strategic and critical materials from sources in the United States.
- Introduced
- 11/7/2025
- Last activity
- 11/7/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Elissa Slotkin
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services by March 1, 2026. The briefing must focus on increasing the procurement of strategic and critical materials from sources within the United States. It requires the identification of 10 such materials that could help increase domestic production and reduce national security vulnerabilities. The briefing must also include recommended procurement amounts for a 3-year period and target percentages for procurement. Finally, it requires a public list of these materials and target percentages.
Yes· 3 of 11
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Business owners in the strategic materials and mining sectors would benefit from increased government procurement targets.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires that the list of materials and target percentages be made available to the public.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+4
Rural areas are primary sites for the extraction and processing of critical materials.
The opposite
Does this make trade with other countries easier?-2
The focus on domestic procurement may reduce reliance on and imports from international trade partners for these specific materials.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reduction of Security Vulnerabilities: The bill aims to decrease national security vulnerabilities in supply chains for strategic and critical materials (Section 1(b)(1)(B)).
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Increase in Domestic Production: The bill seeks to increase the procurement of materials from U.S. sources to boost domestic production (Section 1(b)(1)(B)).
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Transparency for Industry: The bill requires a list of materials and target percentages to be made available to the public, industry, and allies (Section 1(b)(3) and 1(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Union Workers+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Improves Economic Growth+2Improves Small Business Support+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Increases Federal Power+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3Increases Renewable Energy Investment+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Alliances+2Improves International Trade-2
- 11/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate