House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Responsible Use of Seafloor Resources Act of 2024

H.R. 7636Introduced Mar 12, 2024Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Carol Miller R-WV

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 12, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7636.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 44, March 12, 2024, Page H1149):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: International materials governance
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December 19, 2024
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 19, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans

0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), John Joyce (R-PA), David Valadao (R-CA), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Brandon Williams (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carol Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress · WV-1 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.