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United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

USA118th CongressS-797| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2023
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act This bill requires the Department of State to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), a form of mining typified by labor-intensive techniques, dangerous working conditions, and limited regulation. The required strategy shall include policies, programs, and initiatives to (1) interrupt the linkages between ASM and illicit actors such as drug traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations; (2) deter ASM in environmentally protected areas; (3) build the capacity of foreign civilian law enforcement to counter linkages between illicit gold mining and money laundering, forced labor, sex work, child labor, and trafficking; (4) support efforts by foreign governments to increase regulation of the ASM sector; and (5) interrupt the illicit gold trade in Nicaragua. The strategy must also include policy recommendations for responding to linkages between the government of Venezuela and the illicit mining, trafficking, and commercialization of precious metals and stones. Additionally, the bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to coordinate with democratically elected governments in the region to establish a public-private partnership to improve transparency and traceability in the international gold trade.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5109
United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 3, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 4, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 4, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5570
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5109
    United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act


  • March 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 3, 2023
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 4, 2023
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • May 4, 2023
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.


  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5570
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5570: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
ColombiaCrime preventionDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEcuadorEnvironmental healthFraud offenses and financial crimesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMetalsMiningNicaraguaPeruPublic-private cooperationTerrorismVenezuelaWildlife conservation and habitat protection

United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

USA118th CongressS-797| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2023
United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act This bill requires the Department of State to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), a form of mining typified by labor-intensive techniques, dangerous working conditions, and limited regulation. The required strategy shall include policies, programs, and initiatives to (1) interrupt the linkages between ASM and illicit actors such as drug traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations; (2) deter ASM in environmentally protected areas; (3) build the capacity of foreign civilian law enforcement to counter linkages between illicit gold mining and money laundering, forced labor, sex work, child labor, and trafficking; (4) support efforts by foreign governments to increase regulation of the ASM sector; and (5) interrupt the illicit gold trade in Nicaragua. The strategy must also include policy recommendations for responding to linkages between the government of Venezuela and the illicit mining, trafficking, and commercialization of precious metals and stones. Additionally, the bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to coordinate with democratically elected governments in the region to establish a public-private partnership to improve transparency and traceability in the international gold trade.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

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Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5109
United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 3, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 4, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 4, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5570
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5109
    United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act


  • March 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 3, 2023
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 4, 2023
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • May 4, 2023
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.


  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5570
    Introduced in House
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5570: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ColombiaCrime preventionDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEcuadorEnvironmental healthFraud offenses and financial crimesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMetalsMiningNicaraguaPeruPublic-private cooperationTerrorismVenezuelaWildlife conservation and habitat protection