Congressional hearing confronts contentious deep-sea mining issues An executive order to fast-track seabed mining was issued just days before a hearing on the potential for extracting critical mineral resources, as well as on environmental risks and unknowns.

#FinstadWatch
Jun 23 2025

#MN01 @repfinstad.bsky.social & 8 other #TrumpLackeys have introduced #HR4018, the Unleash America’s Offshore Critical Minerals & Resources Act that codifies #Trump’s Executive Order 14285 to support & expand domestic seabed mineral development

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Description of HR4018, and a depiction of its sponsor, Mike Ezell.

HR4018
To unleash America's offshore critical minerals and resources.

📢 Introduced in House

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#HR4018 #congress119 #house #republican #congress #newbill