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BHP: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to the role of critical minerals, including copper and copper smelting, nickel, and potash (no bill); issues related to U.S. mining reform and permitting reform efforts, including the Energy Permitting Reform Act (no bill number). Issues related to global critical mineral development, including in Latin America (no bill).

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Became public
Jul 20, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT
Event / period date
Not stated
Collected
Nov 10, 2026, 6:30 AM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: BHP GROUP LIMITED is BHP Group Ltd (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811809/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Expenses: $170,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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