Seabed Mining for Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: Issues for Congress

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Jul 2, 2026

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Jul 8, 2026, 5:08 pm UTC

Authors: Laura B. Comay, Caitlin Keating-Bitonti

Source topics: Federal Land Management, Natural Resources Policy, Oceans & Fisheries, Federal Agencies & Appropriations for Energy & Natural Resources, Energy Policy

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Related federal bills

• S 596A bill to establish a pilot program to support domestic critical material processing, 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 663To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7636To support international governance of seafloor resource exploration and responsible polymetallic nodule collection by allied partners, strengthen domestic processing and refining capabilities, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 2881To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
  119th Congress
• S 1486A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
  119th Congress
• HR 2848To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
  119th Congress
• S 1445A bill to prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
  119th Congress
• 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
• HR 6938Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 2860A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress