H.R. 9640

Summary

H.R. 9640, the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jul 9, 2026 by Rep. Robert Wittman (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, and last saw action on Jul 21, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 9640 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9640 IH: Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9640  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 9, 2026   Mr. Wittman  (for himself and  Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026  .
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, 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, natural hydrogen, and other subsurface resource systems  after  geophysical mapping .
(b)
Integration of data sources
Section 40201(g) ( 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 following:
(5)
the 3D Hydrography Program of the United States Geological Survey; 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 .

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To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Wittman (R) sponsors H.R. 9640, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Robert Wittman

Rep. · R–VA-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 9, 2026

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 9, 2026 · Original

Susie Lee

D–NV-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 1, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 9640 went before 2 committees: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jul 21, 2026 · 15 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jul 9, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9640 has taken 4 actions since Jul 9, 2026, the latest on Jul 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9640 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9640 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9640 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Natural Resources, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9640 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9640’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 9640 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Data collection, sharing, protection to Geography and mapping.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9640, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 112 (Thursday, July 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 9640.Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H4381]

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