H.R. 2685 · 118th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2024

Introduced on Apr 18, 2023 by Burgess Owens (R-UT-4). 24 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 12, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 705.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 18, 2023
Cosponsors
24
5 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Employment and training programs
  • Metals
  • Mining

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Burgess OwensR-UT-4Sponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 19

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Apr 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Jun 14, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Nov 20, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. Nov 20, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Nov 20, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  9. Dec 12, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-864.
  10. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-864.
  11. Dec 12, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 705.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. CRH Americas Materials, Inc.7 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  2. American Exploration & Mining Association5 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  3. Essential Minerals Association (FKA Industrial Minerals Association-North Ameri)5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  4. National Mining Association5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  5. INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  6. PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.4 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)
  7. COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  8. The Pennsylvania State University3 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$415.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. ARCH RESOURCES, INC. (Formerly ARCH COAL, INC.)2 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  10. Appalachian Voices2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  11. CEMEX INC.2 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)
  12. University of Nevada, Reno2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  13. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$19.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.