S. 912 · 118th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 22, 2023 by John Barrasso (R-WY). 15 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 15, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 22, 2023
Cosponsors
15
7 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill 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.

John BarrassoR-WYSponsor

Democrats · 6

Independents · 2

Republicans · 7

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. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 22, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Jul 12, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
  4. Sep 21, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Dec 18, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-139.
  6. Dec 18, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-139.
  7. Dec 18, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
  8. Jul 10, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4337-4338; text: CR S4337-4338)
  9. Jul 10, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4337-4338; text: CR S4337-4338)
  10. Jul 12, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Jul 15, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  12. Jul 15, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

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.6 reports
    $360K 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. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $573.2K reported (all issues)
  6. INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  7. PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.4 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)
  8. ARCH RESOURCES, INC. (Formerly ARCH COAL, INC.)2 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  9. Appalachian Voices2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  10. CEMEX INC.2 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)
  11. West Virginia University2 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY$2.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. The Conservation Alliance1 report
    $14K reported (all issues)
  13. The Pennsylvania State University1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$422.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$19.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 96%
  15. USA Rare Earth1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

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 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 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 11, 2026 · loaded Oct 11, 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.