Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026

This bill would create two new programs within the Fulbright exchange program, run by the State Department. The Critical Mineral Mining Fellowship Program would send U.S. students and graduates to study mining at approved universities in other countries, paying costs such as tuition, living expenses, and travel. Fellows would have to show they intend to seek a mining-related job in the United States after the program. The Visiting Mining Scholars Program would bring foreign mining professionals and academics to U.S. colleges for three months to one year to help build mining education programs. The bill would authorize $10 million per year from 2026 through 2035 for both programs.

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Sponsors

• Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors