HR4018-119

Introduced

To unleash America’s offshore critical minerals and resources.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 17, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To unleash America’s offshore critical minerals and resources., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2FF37BDEDBEB4CF48F2093BB42E90DB2: 1. Findings Congress finds the following: The United States has a core national security and economic interest in maintaining leadership in deep sea science...
  • Section H537397C903DE40AD9E7C973E4DE44BFF: 2. Strategic seabed critical mineral access Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the...
  • Section HBCD4486B4894428C879CD04940C8A1E3: 3. General provisions Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency,...
  • Section HD49859829A8E496D86E3D7F0398E1DE1: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term commercial recovery has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (30 U.S.C....

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To unleash America’s offshore critical minerals and resources., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Defense, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To unleash America’s offshore critical minerals and resources., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Defense Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 17, 2025

Mr. Ezell (for himself and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Defense Trade
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"seabed mineral resource" §HD49859829A8E496D86E3D7F0398E1DE1

a mineral-bearing material located in the seabed of the outer Continental Shelf, including— a polymetallic nodule

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