3.0.0 8542 2026-08-03T15:27:58Z 2026-08-03T15:27:58Z House H HR 2026-04-28 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8542 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EZELL:H.R. 8542.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Commerce Clause (Article I Section 8, Clause 3 of theU.S. Constitution) empowers Congress to regulate commercewith foreign nations, among the several States, and withIndian Tribes.[Page H3132]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-06-03T18:00:00Z Referred to 2026-05-29T21:00:00Z Referred To 2026-04-28T13:01:00Z 2026-06-03 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2026-05-29 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. Committee 2026-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000235 Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] Mike Ezell R MS 4 N H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2026-04-28 True C001125 Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] Troy Carter D LA A. 2 2026-04-28 True F000481 Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] Shomari Figures D AL 2 2026-04-28 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Alabama 2026-08-03T15:27:46Z Land use and conservation 2026-08-03T15:27:50Z Louisiana 2026-08-03T15:27:35Z Marine and coastal resources, fisheries 2026-08-03T15:27:54Z Mining 2026-08-03T15:27:58Z Mississippi 2026-08-03T15:27:41Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2026-05-08T20:40:24Z Offshore Parity Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Offshore Parity Act of 2026 2026-07-17T23:42:05Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the delegation of authority to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to manage certain expanded submerged lands, and for other purposes. 2026-07-17T23:42:05Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Offshore Parity Act of 2026 2026-05-06T08:08:28Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8542ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8542ih.xml 2026-06-03 Subcommittee Hearings Held text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.