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S. 3496 119th Congress Senate

United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

Official title: A bill to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of illicit go… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
International Affairs ColombiaCrime preventionDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substances
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Economic developmentEcuadorEnvironmental healthFraud offenses and financial crimesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMetalsMiningNicaraguaPeruPublic-private cooperationTerrorismVenezuelaWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2026
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Feb 10, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 329.
Jan 29, 2026
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now February 10, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 329.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 799 United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
    for NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 16, 2025
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Dec 16, 2025
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3496: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3496/
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"S. 3496: United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3496/.
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S. 3496, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3496/.
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