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United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

USA117th CongressS-5109| Senate 
| Updated: 11/16/2022
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Nov 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Nov 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • November 16, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 16, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

ColombiaCrime preventionDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEcuadorEnvironmental healthFraud offenses and financial crimesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMetalsMiningNicaraguaPeruPublic-private cooperationTerrorismVenezuelaWildlife conservation and habitat protection

United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

USA117th CongressS-5109| Senate 
| Updated: 11/16/2022
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
Nov 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Nov 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • November 16, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 16, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ColombiaCrime preventionDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEcuadorEnvironmental healthFraud offenses and financial crimesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMetalsMiningNicaraguaPeruPublic-private cooperationTerrorismVenezuelaWildlife conservation and habitat protection