Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jun 5, 2025
What it does
The Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 would establish within the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains to coordinate cleanup efforts at abandoned hardrock mine sites, including those on tribal lands like the Navajo Nation. The Office would prioritize mine sites for cleanup, develop best practices, provide technical assistance to states and tribes, and create interagency plans—particularly for uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation—while reporting regularly to Congress. It would not grant the EPA new regulatory authority but would enhance coordination and reuse of existing authorities to address contamination from discontinued mining operations.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.