Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1496

Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Guy Reschenthaler RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Taxation.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

29 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Richard Hudson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Susie Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ken Calvert RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kathy Castor DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jay Obernolte RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Paul Tonko DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John R. Moolenaar RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Christopher R. Deluzio DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Daniel Meuser RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jimmy Panetta DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cory Mills RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat
David G. Valadao RRepublican
Marc A. Veasey DDemocrat
Brad Finstad RRepublican
Angie Craig DDemocrat
Kelly Morrison DDemocrat
Betty McCollum DDemocrat
John Garamendi DDemocrat
Pete Stauber RRepublican
Sharice Davids DDemocrat
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublican
Josh Gottheimer DDemocrat
Steven Horsford DDemocrat
André Carson DDemocrat
Julie Fedorchak RRepublican
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, February 21, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

2 lobbying reports name H.R. 1496, for 2 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1496
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
MP MATERIALS CORP.MP MATERIALS CORP.Second quarter of 2026$230,000reported as expenses
  • REBECCA ROSEN
Open the report
NIRON MAGNETICSNIRON MAGNETICSSecond quarter of 2026$100,000reported as expenses
  • MARK A. SCHRAMEK
  • LUKE SANDLIN
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1496

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contributions to this bill's sponsor and cosponsors from lobbyists and firms on its reports
ToReported byPaid to, as reportedAmountDate
Angie Craig DDemocratCosponsorNIRON MAGNETICS PACfiled by NIRON MAGNETICS, a registrant that filed a lobbying report naming this bill (same LDA registrant number 401108453)ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Craig, Angie (MN-00)$1,000Open the report
Angie Craig DDemocratCosponsorNIRON MAGNETICS PACfiled by MARK SCHRAMEK, a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports (same LDA lobbyist number 147324)ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSHonoree: Craig, Angie (MN-00)$1,000Open the report

Contribution reports are read for 2 of the 30 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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