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Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Reauthorization Act of 1986

Public Law 99-507 · H.R. 4212 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 21, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD-3)

Cosponsors (2): Rep. Walter Jones,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Reauthorization Act of 1986 - Amends the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Foreign Affairs Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee; Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
  • Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee
  • Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Oceanography Subcommittee
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred to
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Natural Resources Development and Production Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.

  1. Oct 21, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-507.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 15, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 8, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 27, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  6. Sep 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  7. Sep 19, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  8. Sep 17, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  9. Jul 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Natural Resources Development and Production Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  11. Jul 21, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  12. Jun 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  13. May 20, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  14. May 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  15. Apr 9, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  16. Mar 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  19. Mar 14, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  20. Mar 7, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
  21. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
  22. Feb 26, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Oceanography Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  23. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Oceanography Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  24. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Oceanography Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  25. Feb 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
  26. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  27. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
  28. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.