U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9640: Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Earth Mapping Resources Initiative reauthorization (a) Purpose Section 40201(c)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C.31 l (c)(1)) is amended by inserting , which may include data derived from modern sensing technologies, including advanced geophysical data acquisition approaches such as airborne gravity gradiometry, digital geochemistry and other advanced geochemical characterization methods, real-time or near real-time data acquisition systems, and data-driven analytical methods to improve the characterization of critical mineral, geothermal, geologic hydrogen, and other subsurface resource systems after geophysical mapping . (b) Integration of data sources Section 40201(g) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C.31 l (g)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the and . (c) Reauthorization Section 40201(h) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C.31 l (h)) is amended by inserting and $84,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 after 2022 through 2026 . (d) Contracts Section 40201 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs …
Sponsors
- Robert Wittman (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006)
- Suzanne Lee (D, HD-NV-3)
- Stephanie Bice (R)
- Charles Fleischmann (R, HD-003)
- Sarah Elfreth (D, HD-003)
- Jeff Crank (R, HD-005)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 759.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-862.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Data collection, sharing, protection, Energy, Earth sciences, Geography and mapping
Common questions
- What is HB9640?
- HB9640 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026.
- What does HB9640 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9640?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 759. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9640?
- Robert Wittman (R, HD-001), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9640?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9640
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