NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of a floor vote expected the week of February 2, 2026.
H.R. 4090 - Critical Mineral Dominance Act: NPCA opposes this legislation, which would codify some provisions of Executive Order (EO) 14241: Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production. The EO directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify public lands with high mineral potential and prioritize mineral development activities. When combined with other actions taken by the administration regarding mineral development on public lands, this EO provides significant benefits for the mining industry in the short term at great risk to our national parks and public lands, while doing little to provide for long-term, sustainable and low-conflict domestic mineral supply-chains. We appreciate the provisions in H.R. 4090 to place some modest oversight on the administration’s mineral agenda. However, the bill still does not adequately address the fundamental underlying issues with mining on public lands.
