HearingCompleted

Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 1501 (Rep. Shreve), “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025” • H.R. 2969 (Rep. Wittman), “Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act” or the “Finding ORE Act” • H.R. 4781 (Rep. Barr), “Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025” or the “RESCUE Act of 2025” • H.R. 5929 (Rep. Barr), “Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act” • H.R. 7126 (Rep. Wittman), “Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals Act of 2026" or the "SECURE Minerals Act of 2026"

Feb 24, 20263:30 PM1334, Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses · 7

1

Mr. Mark Compton

Executive Director, American Exploration & Mining Association

2

The Honorable Harriet Hageman

Member of Congress

3

The Honorable Robert Wittman

Member of Congress

4

The Honorable Andy Barr

Member of Congress

5

Mr. Adam Johnson

CEO, Principal Mineral

6

Mr. Sean Pi

Founding Partner, Heeney Capital

7

Ms. Chelsea Hodgkins

Senior EV Auto Supply Chains Policy Advocate, Public Citizen