H.R. 4536 · 118th Congress
To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes.
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This bill requires the President to direct the U.S. representative to each relevant international organization to call for a moratorium on the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration and oppose support of such activities until the President (1) certifies that the International Seabed Authority has promulgated regulations that ensure the effective…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 11, 2023
This bill requires the President to direct the U.S. representative to each relevant international organization to call for a moratorium on the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration and oppose support of such activities until the President (1) certifies that the International Seabed Authority has promulgated regulations that ensure the effective protection of the marine environment from any harmful effects of such mining, and (2) reports to Congress on the details of the regulations and related information. The regulations must be informed by the scientific consensus on impacts to ocean ecosystems in order for the President to certify them.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Jul 11, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 11, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.