To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 4, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E86-87)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 23, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 23, 2025 |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Mar 25, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2025Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E86-87)
- Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 14, January 23, 2025, page H388.
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48302 | Seabed Mining for Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: Issues for Congress | Report | Jul 2, 2026 |
| IF12994 | The Cook Islands and Niue: States in Free Association | Resource | May 6, 2026 |
| R47324 | Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Issues for Congress | Report | Apr 15, 2026 |
| IF12578 | Implementing Agreements Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) | Resource | Jan 20, 2026 |
| R47744 | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): Living Resources Provisions | Report | Jan 20, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Title
- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
