Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the United States Congress and the New International Economic Order (NIEO). The United States Congress is ill structured to deal with as broad, long range, and literally foreign idea as the NIEO. Serving on Capitol Hill are two parties, two Houses, over 50 committees, and 250 subcommittees, numerous caucuses, 535 members, and four major information, and analytical support organizations—all totaling 38,000 people. The members of Congress represent constituents from all parts of the United States, and all walks of life. International affairs must constantly compete for attention with a plethora of domestic and personal issues, and NIEO is but one issue/ opportunity on the international scene. Neither political party has anything like an NIEO plank in its platform, nor have few, if any, congressional candidates for election to state their position toward NIEO. Congress has experienced increasing lobbying from the United States ocean mining interests seeking federal licenses through appropriate legislation to allow research, exploration, and development of the mineral nodules located on the ocean floor.
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