119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 17, 2025
To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 3, 2025): Subcommittee Hearings Held
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Energy
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Alliances · Geography and mapping · Metals · Mining · Public-private cooperation · Seashores and lakeshores
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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9 citations.
OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…top Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for othe…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
…top Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for othe…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$202,000
Spent on own lobbying
…top Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for othe…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WETSTONE HOLDINGS LTD. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discuss seafloor mining issues. Support H.R. 4018, the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$143,000
Spent on own lobbying
…top Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for othe…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.4018, Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act, All provisions. Issues pertaining to critical minerals mapping.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$128,864
Spent on own lobbying
…6 - SPEED Act H.R. 4669 - FEMA Act of 2025 Interim Agency Final Rules on NEPA Fix Our Forests Act Cheap Energy Act (No Bill Number Yet) H.R. 4503 - ePermit Act H.R.4018 - To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources. HR 2073 - Defending our Dams Act H.R. 4393 - DIGNITY Act H.J. Res. 104/S.J. Res.61 - A joint r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WETSTONE HOLDINGS LTD. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discuss seafloor mining issues. Support H.R. 4018, the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WETSTONE HOLDINGS LTD. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Discuss seafloor mining issues. Support H.R. 4018, the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing