S 799

This bill, the United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act, aims to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere by establishing a multi-year strategy. It seeks to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of this activity, which often involves transnational criminal organizations and undermines economic stability. The strategy will focus on disrupting supply chains, deterring mining in protected areas, countering financing of illicit actors, and building capacity within foreign law enforcement. It also includes provisions for classified briefings on Venezuela’s gold trade and leveraging international support.