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Bill · 119th Congress · S 2741
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-09-09Topic: environment · public health · governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would create a new Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains inside the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate cleanup of land and water affected by past hardrock mining. Each year, the EPA would list mine sites prioritized for cleanup and report to Congress on how sites were chosen and the status of cleanup. By September 30, 2028, and at least every 10 years after, the EPA and other federal agencies would develop a 10-year plan for cleaning up abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation land. The office would also give technical help to states, local governments, and Tribes, and the bill states it does not give the EPA new regulatory authority.
Sponsors
- Mark Kelly Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2025-11-20 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-11-19 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8245-8248; text: CR S8247-8248) | |
| 2025-11-19 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-10-29 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228. | |
| 2025-10-29 | Senate | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2025-10-29 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2025-10-29 | Senate | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | refer |
| 2025-09-09 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |