United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

Summary

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; 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.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 May 2023

   Reported

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 4 May 2023

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.

   Source: Calendars

5. 4 May 2023

   Reported

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

   Source: Committee

6. 4 May 2023

   Reported

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

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 4 May 2023 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 14 March 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 4 May 2023

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 4 May 2023

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• Reported to Senate

  summary · EN · 4 May 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
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