To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Energy.
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 H3E83B8AD6E1D4DC8B0C82B62F44C9241: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Seabed Protection Act.
- Section HF004981E194E46F5A259AC32A65DF031: 2. Prohibition of certain mining activities on deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf Congress finds the following: As determined by the United Nations, most...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Case (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Bonamici, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
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