To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 14
- Latest action
- Sep 3, 2025
What it does
HR.4018 aims to accelerate the responsible development of offshore seabed mineral resources by expediting federal permitting processes for exploration and commercial recovery under existing laws, requiring federal agencies to act within 60 days of enactment to streamline licenses and leases for critical minerals like nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements. The bill mandates the creation of a seabed mapping plan, identification of essential critical minerals for defense and energy use, engagement with international allies to counter foreign influence—particularly China’s—and submission of reports on private sector interest and international benefit-sharing mechanisms. It applies to federal…
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