American Seabed Protection Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 664 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 664 To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Case (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Seabed Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MINING ACTIVITIES ON DEEP SEABED AND OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) As determined by the United Nations, most recently in its Sustainable Development Goals report, our world's oceans are…