Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026.
- Section ide7b6906b7f5142ed8e3c7d10767c4eca: 2. Findings Congress finds the United States mining industry and, more broadly, mining and mineral processing and refining, is widely reported as facing a...
- Section idb0387c1535c24c6fb3a75c4c4acfbcd4: 3. Definitions The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 101...
- Section id1279183cdeb74b4ea67687f656d6c803: 101A. Definitions In this Act: The term advanced degree means a degree from an institution of higher education that is a master’s or doctoral degree. The term...
- Section id5402c36a21bd47c3ae8b784bf7b75e5d: 4. Critical Mineral Mining Fellowship Program The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the mining industry of the United States, which consists of activities related to naturally occurring metal and nonmetal critical minerals, including— geological mapping, geophysical surveying, geochemical sampling, and management of geological data
the mining industry of the United States, which consists of activities related to naturally occurring metal and nonmetal critical minerals, including— geological mapping, geophysical surveying, geochemical sampling, and management of geological data
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