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Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

Introduced: March 5, 2025 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Mar 12, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.

Mar 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now March 12, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.

Hearings & markups 1

Hearings to examine S.362, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan…
Meeting Mar 12, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 18

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

NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
EARTHWORKS
for EARTHWORKS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN EXPLORATION & MINING ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN EXPLORATION & MINING ASSOCIATION · Washington · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
EARTHWORKS
for EARTHWORKS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
AMERICAN EXPLORATION & MINING ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN EXPLORATION & MINING ASSOCIATION · Washington · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 10

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Mar 5, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Mar 5, 2025

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Mar 5, 2025

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2025

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Mar 5, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Mar 5, 2025

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Mar 5, 2025

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Mar 5, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Mar 5, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 859: Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-859/

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"S. 859: Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-859/.

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