119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 15, 2026
SECURE Minerals Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jan 15, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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18 citations.
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…les H.R. 7872 / S. 4410, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$142,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Emissions Prevention Act H.R.7951 - Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act H.R. 8800/S. 4784 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 H.R.7126/S.3659 - SECURE Minerals Act S. 2042/H.R 3930, Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 184, the Action Versus No Action Act S.140 the Wildfire Prevention Act USFS & BLM T…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MAGLUT HEAVY INDUSTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: SACHEM STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to critical minerals policy (H.R. 7126 / S. 3659 Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (Minerals Act of 2026).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN RARE EARTHS · lobbying firm or registrant: MS. MAISIE MCCORMACK
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$5,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Critical Minerals and Materials Alignment Act), securing strategic defence carve-outs and long-term Advanced Market Commitments within the SECURE Minerals Act (S. 3659), aligning midstream and downstream magnet manufacturing legislation-including the Rare Earth Magnet Market Revitalization Act (H.R. 7563) and the Unearth Amer…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN RARE EARTHS · lobbying firm or registrant: MS. MAISIE MCCORMACK
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$5,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…or defence procurement; supporting S. 714 to align DOE and USGS critical mineral lists to fast-track permitting via FAST-41; reforming the SECURE Minerals Act (S. 3659) to establish strategic defence carve-outs and 15-year Advanced Market Commitments; and ensuring downstream magnet manufacturing initiatives-such as the Rare E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN RARE EARTHS · lobbying firm or registrant: MS. MAISIE MCCORMACK
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$5,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ecure domestic critical mineral supply chains against foreign geopolitical manipulation and export restrictions; supporting S. 714 and the SECURE Minerals Act (S. 3659) to establish strategic defense carve-outs, 15-year Advanced Market Commitments, and domestic tiering systems that prevent US capital leakage to foreign proces…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 10395, Critical Materials Future Act; H.R.7126 and S.3659, SECURE Minerals Act of 2026; Issues related to critical minerals development and oil field brine lithium development
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
…toring American Mineral Security Act of 2025; H.R.7037, Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act; H.R.7126 and S.3659 SECURE Minerals Act of 2026; Issues related to mineral supply
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$820,000
Spent on own lobbying
…les H.R. 7872 / S. 4410, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$188,300
Spent on own lobbying
…ly Chain Protection Act H.R. 4609 - Defense Production Act Reauthorization H.R. 8800/S. 4784 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 H.R.7126/S.3659 - SECURE Minerals Act H.R. 7458 - Domestic ORE Act H.R. 9022 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R. 9171 - Departmen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nce Initiative Act, all provisions. S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026, all provisions. S. 3404, Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 3659, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act, all provisions. S. 3855, United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Techno…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.596, Critical Materials Future Act of 2025; H.R.7126 and S.3659, SECURE Minerals Act of 2026; Issues related to critical minerals development and oil field brine lithium development
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…toring American Mineral Security Act of 2025; H.R.7037, Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act; H.R.7126 and S.3659 SECURE Minerals Act of 2026; Issues related to mineral supply
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…priate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities, all provisions. S. 3659, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act, all provisions. S. 435, IRONDOME Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 554, Unite…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026, all provisions. H.R. 8019, U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act, all provisions. S. 3659, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act, all provisions. S. 3855, United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Techno…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t, All Titles H.R. 7872, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.596, Critical Materials Future Act of 2025; H.R.7126 and S.3659, SECURE Minerals Act of 2026; Issues related to critical minerals development and oil field brine lithium development (Andrew Sady-Kennedy engaged in lobbying…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…toring American Mineral Security Act of 2025; H.R.7037, Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act; H.R.7126 and S.3659 SECURE Minerals Act of 2026; Issues related to mineral supply (Andrew Sady-Kennedy engaged in lobbying only at US House and US Senate)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing