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US HB2556

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Wesley Hunt

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the Secretaries of Energy, Interior, and State to jointly submit a report within 18 months identifying and assessing transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs shared with neighboring countries including Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Russia

  • Mandates comprehensive offshore energy resource inventories at least every 5 years covering the Atlantic, Pacific, Alaska, Gulf of America, and U.S. territories, including analysis of how undiscovered resources could affect U.S. global energy competitiveness and domestic employment

  • Requires periodic assessment of Interior Department resource estimation models in consultation with the National Petroleum Council, Society of Petroleum Engineers, and U.S. Association for Energy Economics, with the first assessment within 1 year and subsequent reviews every 10 years

  • Directs use of advanced technologies including quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and geographic information systems to improve accuracy of offshore resource estimates and reduce uncertainty ranges

  • Requires comparative analysis of offshore oil and gas practices for major producing countries within 1 year, including data on lease offerings, production volumes, fiscal terms, and discovered versus undiscovered resource assessments

Legislative Description

CORE Act of 2025 Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act of 2025

Energy

Last Action

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.

6/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources5/13/2025
Natural Resources4/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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