Mining Schools Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 17
- Latest action
- Mar 27, 2025
What it does
The bill would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to strengthen domestic mining education by awarding up to 10 annual grants to accredited mining schools for recruiting students and enhancing programs in mineral extraction, critical minerals, reclamation technology, and sustainable mining practices. It affects mining schools—including accredited programs at institutions of higher education and certain geology or engineering programs in states with significant mining GDP—and establishes a Mining Professional Development Advisory Board to evaluate applications and oversee fund use. The bill repeals the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.