CORE Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2556 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2556 To enhance national security and energy independence through comprehensive offshore energy resource assessment and mapping, to establish a framework for the regular review and standardization of offshore resource exploration methodologies, and for related purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2025 Mr. Hunt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enhance national security and energy independence through comprehensive offshore energy resource assessment and mapping, to establish a framework for the regular review and standardization of offshore resource exploration methodologies, and for related purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act of 2025'' or the ``CORE Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF OFFSHORE ENERGY RESOURCES AND RESERVES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Exploration; development, production.--The terms ``exploration'', ``development'', and ``production'' have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331). (2) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of State. (b) Report on Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs.-- (1) In gener