Critical Minerals | GABA Foundation
GABA Foundation    Office of Policy and Public Affairs

Critical
Minerals

Africa is not a bystander in this supply chain. Neither is GABA.

The United States is building the legal and financial architecture of a new global critical minerals economy. African nations hold an estimated 30 percent of the world's critical mineral reserves. The GABA Foundation Office of Policy and Public Affairs monitors every federal bill that determines whether our community is written into that architecture or left out of it entirely.

50
Bills Reviewed
20
GABA Support
GABA Position Summary
Support 20 Active
Watch 29 Monitoring
Monitor and Respond 1 HR 1

No bills in this category draw an Oppose position from GABA. The critical minerals legislative environment is not hostile to African supply chains. It is incomplete. Our goal is not resistance. It is insertion.

GABA Foundation Research Position
Where others see a domestic industrial policy debate,
GABA sees a generational opening.

The GABA Foundation Office of Policy and Public Affairs evaluates critical minerals legislation through a single lens: does this bill create or foreclose a pathway for African supply chains and diaspora entrepreneurs to participate in the new global minerals economy? We do not react to headlines. We analyze legislation and position our community to act.

Priority Legislation
Bills GABA Is Actively Engaging
SB 3511 Federal
PRIMED Act
Streamlines DoD permitting for critical mineral supply chain projects. Michigan Sen. Slotkin is a sponsor. GABA is actively engaging this bill as a priority legislative opportunity.
In Session Support
SB 267 Michigan
Michigan African Caribbean Trade Commission
Creates a state commission for African and Caribbean trade and critical minerals within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Passed the Michigan Senate 28 to 7. Now in the House.
Passed Senate Support
SB 2550 Federal
Critical Minerals Partnership Act of 2025
Authorizes $50M for international supply chain cooperation with Minerals Security Partnership leadership. GABA is advocating for a Senate floor vote and explicit African nation inclusion.
On Calendar Support
HB 4391 Federal
Minerals Security Partnership Authorization Act
Establishes the Minerals Security Partnership with $75M authorized for international critical mineral supply chain cooperation. African nations as partner countries directly align with GABA's supply chain strategy.
In Session Support
HB 4350 Federal
Unearth America's Future Act
Loan program and tax credits for critical materials manufacturing. Includes environmental and labor protections and workforce training. Directly supports diaspora business access to capital and supply chain participation.
In Session Support
HB 7037 Federal
DOMINATE Act
U.S. and allied mineral security framework. GABA is watching closely for how African nations are classified within the allied country structure and whether diaspora business interests are represented.
In Session Watch
Live Legislative Tracker
All 50 Bills. Every Position.
Updated continuously by the GABA Foundation Office of Policy and Public Affairs.
Support
Watch
Monitor and Respond
Oppose
Why This Matters
Africa Holds the Reserves. The Question Is Who Benefits.
African nations hold an estimated 30 percent of the world's critical mineral reserves including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and rare earths that power electric vehicles, defense systems, and clean energy infrastructure. The GABA Foundation tracks every bill that determines whether African supply chains are written into the US minerals strategy or bypassed entirely.
GABA's Stake
Michigan as the Entry Point for African Supply Chains.
The GABA Foundation tracks every bill that determines whether African diaspora entrepreneurs and African partner nations have a seat at the table in the emerging US critical minerals economy. Michigan's advanced manufacturing base makes it the logical entry point. Our legislative monitoring is how we stay positioned to act when the right moment arrives.
Our Standard
Research First. Advocacy Second. Always.
The GABA Foundation Office of Policy and Public Affairs reviewed all 50 federal critical minerals bills and assigned a formal organizational position to each. We evaluate legislation not as an environmental or defense policy matter but as a question of diaspora participation in a new global supply chain architecture. That distinction is everything.