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H.R. 6492: EXPLORE Act

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H.R. 6492: EXPLORE Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-11-29 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 118-234.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-11-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 118-234. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

EXPLORE Act

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Official text

EXPLORE Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr6492.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · 51 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John R. Curtis (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Susie Lee (D-NV), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Collins (R-GA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), James R. Baird (R-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Jim Costa (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr6492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118