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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

S. 859Introduced Mar 5, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Ben Luján D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 2025 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

10 cosponsors — 9 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Luján.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.