Creates a US strategy to fight illegal gold mining in Latin America.
This bill would create a US strategy to fight illegal gold mining in countries like Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. It aims to stop criminal groups from profiting, protect the environment, and help small-scale miners work legally. This would change how the US and its partners work together to tackle this problem.
Today, illegal gold mining in the Western Hemisphere fuels criminal groups, harms the environment, and leads to human rights abuses. This bill would create a multi-year US strategy to directly combat these issues. It would do so by cutting off funding to illicit actors, helping small-scale miners go legal, and boosting international cooperation. It would also change US law to specifically target money laundering through precious metal transactions under sanctions.
S 3496 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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