HR 7636 — Responsible Use of Seafloor Resources Act of 2024
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sponsors (4)
- Miller, Carol D. (R, WV-1) — sponsor · 2024-03-12
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Wenstrup, Brad R. (R, OH-2) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
Action timeline (6)
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2024-03-12 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (2)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Issues for Congress
R47324· Reports · 2026-04-15On April 24, 2025, as part of a broader national effort to secure reliable supplies for critical minerals, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals an - Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Role and Issues for Congress
R48302· Reports · 2026-03-20The first and second Trump Administrations and the Biden Administration issued executive orders announcing U.S. policies to build and strengthen the resiliency of domestic critical mineral supply chains. For example, on
Connected on the graph
6 typed relationships in the influence graph — 4 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Valadao, David G. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Wenstrup, Brad R. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Donalds, Byron | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
cited in report (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48302 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials | |
| — | → | R47324 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-12 | ← | Miller, Carol D. | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller, Carol D. (R, house WV-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Donalds, Byron (R, house FL-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Wenstrup, Brad R. (R, house OH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 574 | $312,742 | $312,742 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 18 | $25,950 | $25,950 |
| 3 | nextera energy | 0 | $0 | 19 | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| 4 | evgo | 0 | $0 | 3 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $14,375 | $14,375 |
| 6 | phoenix management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | clear path | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 8 | form energy | 0 | $0 | 8 | $12,600 | $12,600 |
| 9 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 7 | $12,448 | $12,448 |
| 10 | self | 0 | $0 | 16 | $12,413 | $12,413 |
| 11 | maxmind | 0 | $0 | 1 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 12 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 25 | $11,123 | $11,123 |
| 13 | cumberland development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 14 | continental investors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 15 | desert view dairy llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 16 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 17 | york space systems | 0 | $0 | 5 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 18 | prospector, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 19 | mgs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 20 | keyrock energy | 0 | $0 | 3 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 21 | contractor services inc of wv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 22 | mdc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 23 | audax group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | hall ambulance service | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | bastille | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 274 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Miller, Carol D. (R · house · WV-1) · sponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-23 · Cited in GAO report R48302 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-23 · Cited in GAO report R47324 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wenstrup, Brad R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-03-12 · sponsored by Miller, Carol D. (sponsor) · sponsorship