# 119-s-2860: Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act

119-s-2860, Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2860
- Congress: 119
- Title: Revitalizing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals Dominance Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-25

## Summary

**Offshore seabed critical minerals** would be prioritized by a new federal framework to speed U.S. access, build domestic processing, and deepen international cooperation. The bill lays out expedited authorizations, strategic mapping and mineral identification, and steps to boost deep-sea science and allied engagement. - Industry and manufacturers: Would push for faster approvals, clearer maps of seabed resources, and policies that encourage domestic extraction and processing capacity so U.S. firms can tap those minerals. - Scientists and federal agencies: Would fund strategic mapping and mineral identification and require enhanced interagency coordination and investment in deep-sea science and technology to quantify the U.S. seabed endowment. - National security and partners: Would aim to reduce reliance on foreign adversaries for critical minerals, secure defense and energy supply chains, and strengthen allied partnerships to counter China’s influence.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fast-tracking U.S. seabed mineral access: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would speed U.S. access to offshore seabed minerals. It would require Interior, Commerce, State, and Energy to start many actions within 60 days. Those actions include mapping priority seabed and Outer Continental Shelf areas, speeding permits and licenses for prospecting, expl…
- No private right to sue government: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would say that nothing in the Act creates any substantive or procedural right to sue the United States, its agencies, or its officers under this law. That rule of construction would take effect upon enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2860 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2860)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2860 (as of 2026-10-25).