HR 2685
118th Congress
House
Energy
Employment and training programs
Metals
Mining
Mining Schools Act of 2024
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 705.
Dec 12, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-864.
Nov 20, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 20, 2024
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Jun 14, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Technology Grants to Strengthen Domestic Mining Education Act of 2023 or the Mining Schools Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program to support domestic mining education. Under the program, DOE must award up to 10 grants each year to mining schools for recruiting and educating mining engineers and other qualified professionals to meet future energy and mineral needs. In addition, the bill repeals the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 705.
Committees of jurisdiction
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