119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 12, 2026
Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jan 12, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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4 citations.
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, All Titles H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 1501, Protecting Domestic Mining…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$820,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, All Titles H.J. Res. 140, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es issued under that Act, All Titles S. 3659 / H.R. 7126, Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals (SECURE) Act of 2026, All Titles S. 3612 / H.R. 7021, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, All Titles H.J. Res. 140, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES · lobbying firm or registrant: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 3612 - Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026. H.R. 7037 - Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing