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H.R. 4018 119th Congress House

To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.

Introduced: June 17, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Ezell Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Energy AlliancesGeography and mappingMetalsMining
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Public-private cooperationSeashores and lakeshores
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 17, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now September 3, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • INVARIANT LLC
    for WETSTONE HOLDINGS LTD. · New York · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
    for THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION · Rhode Island · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4018: To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4018/
MLA
"H.R. 4018: To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4018/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4018, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4018/.
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[H.R. 4018: To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4018/)
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