Bills · 119th Congress · S. 859

Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Ben Ray Luján DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

10 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Michael F. Bennet DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cory A. Booker DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Martin Heinrich DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Edward J. Markey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jeff Merkley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Alex Padilla DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bernard Sanders IIndependentOriginal cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ron Wyden DDemocratOriginal cosponsor

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Actions

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Introduced in Senate

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)Hearings By (full committee), March 12, 2025; Hearings By (full committee), March 12, 2025; Referred To, March 5, 2025

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