Authorize $10 million annually for 10 years for the new international exchange programs in the Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026.

Johnny Olszewski, Jr. · Maryland · Democratic

spending impact 0.67 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 98%

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Evidence

The bill text authorizes $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2035 for the Critical Mineral Mining Fellowship Program and the Visiting Mining Scholars Program, which are the exchange programs in the measure.

The introduced bill contains the requested annual funding authorization and the new exchange programs, but that text alone does not show enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7021 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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Congress.gov lists Rep. Johnny Olszewski as sponsor, shows the bill was introduced in the House on January 12, 2026, referred to House Foreign Affairs, and still shows the status as Introduced.

The bill has been filed and referred, but there is no official sign of committee approval, floor action, or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.7021 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

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Congress.gov lists Rep. Johnny Olszewski as sponsor, shows the latest action as referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on January 12, 2026, and marks the bill status as Introduced, with no House passage, Senate passage, presidential action, or law status shown.

The official bill record shows Olszewski introduced the bill, but it had not advanced beyond introduction/referral, so the authorization had not been enacted as of the available record.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.7021 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

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The introduced text creates a Critical Mineral Mining Fellowship Program and Visiting Mining Scholars Program, and section 7 authorizes $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2035 for carrying out those programs.

The bill text matches the promised authorization amount and 10-year period, proving a concrete legislative attempt, but introduced text alone does not enact funding authority.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7021 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

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The all-actions page shows only two actions: introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, both on January 12, 2026.

The official action history contains no committee approval, floor vote, Senate action, enrollment, or enactment, so the promised annual authorization had not been delivered.

never same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: Actions for H.R.7021
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GovInfo identifies the bill version as Introduced in House, lists Johnny Olszewski, Jr. as sponsor, and states the bill was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

GovInfo corroborates that the measure was formally introduced by Olszewski and referred, but its available version is still the introduced House bill rather than an enacted public law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 7021 (IH) - Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr7021ih
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Rep. Olszewski sponsored H.R. 7021, and the introduced bill text includes the $10 million annual authorization for the exchange programs, but Congress.gov still shows the measure as only introduced with no committee approval, floor passage, or enactment. That is a serious legislative attempt, but the promised outcome was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%