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United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

Introduced: September 19, 2023 Introduced by: Mills, Cory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sep 19, 2023

Introduced in House

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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 protected indigenous lands and 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 hazardous material trafficking; and (4) support efforts by foreign governments to increase regulation of the ASM sector.

This bill also 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.

What's happening now September 19, 2023

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 3

Salazar, Maria Elvira

Florida · Oct 3, 2023

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Oct 3, 2023

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Sep 19, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5570: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5570/

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