Seabed Mining on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: Recent Developments

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5

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Jul 30, 2026

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Aug 1, 2026, 3:08 pm UTC

Authors: Laura B. Comay, Caitlin Keating-Bitonti

Source topics: Critical Minerals, Energy Policy, Mining, Natural Resources Policy, Oceans & Fisheries

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Related federal bills

• HR 3803To codify Executive Order 14285, titled "Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources".
  119th Congress
• HR 4018To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.
  119th Congress
• S 2860A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 664To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 644To amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress