Congress·In Committee·H.R. 3803

EO 14285 Act of 2025

Offshore Mining: Making Executive Rules Permanent

Jun 6, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 13 months

This bill is currently sitting in four different House committees for review. Nothing has happened with this legislation since June 2025, which means it has been stalled for 13 months. It will not move forward unless these committees decide to take action.

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Key Points

This bill would take an executive order signed by Trump and turn it into a permanent law. The order focuses on finding and digging up 'critical minerals' from the bottom of the ocean, which are used to make things like batteries, electronics, and military equipment.
By making this a law, it would be much harder for future leaders to stop offshore mining. Usually, a president can cancel an executive order with one signature, but a law requires Congress to vote to change it.
The goal is to help the United States get more of its own minerals instead of relying on other countries. This could create new jobs in the mining and shipping industries but also raises concerns about how digging on the ocean floor might affect sea life and the environment.

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Milestones

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Jun 6, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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.

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Jun 6, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

EO 14285 Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 3803

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, 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.

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