Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2026
What it does
The Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act aims to accelerate the exploration, permitting, and development of offshore seabed mineral resources in U.S. waters and beyond, focusing on critical minerals like nickel, cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements vital to national security and economic competitiveness. It directs federal agencies to expedite permitting processes for exploration and commercial recovery under existing laws, develop a seabed mapping plan, identify essential minerals for defense and energy sectors, and engage with international allies to counter foreign influence—particularly China’s—in seabed mineral supply chains. The bill emphasizes…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.