Amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add modern sensing and data methods to the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, add the USGS 3D Hydrography Program as a data source, and authorize $84,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

Official title: Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 09-JUL-2026

Referred 09-JUL-2026

Approved by committee 15-SEP-2026

Key points

Adds advanced geophysical, geochemical, real-time data, and data-driven analysis methods to the program's purpose, covering critical mineral, geothermal, natural hydrogen, and other subsurface resources.
Adds the 3D Hydrography Program of the United States Geological Survey as a data source for the initiative.
Adds $84,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to the existing authorization for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

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Policy area

Energy

Sponsor Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) Cosponsors · 7

■ 4 R■ 3 D

4 Republicans

3 Democrats

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