S2860Referred to Committee

Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-18
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 34.5% (316 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001232

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Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

2026-02-12

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow the federal government to lease ocean areas off the U.S. coast for mining operations to extract critical minerals like rare earth elements and metals needed for batteries, electronics, and renewable energy technology. The goal is to reduce American dependence on other countries for these essential materials while creating jobs in the mining and energy sectors, though it would also affect ocean ecosystems and fishing communities in coastal areas.

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