Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6432

Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025

Brownfields Cleanup: Increased Funding for Contaminated Land

Feb 2·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This is a bipartisan bill that renews a popular program with a history of support from both parties.

Key Points

This bill provides more money to clean up abandoned properties like old factories or gas stations that might be polluted. By cleaning these spots, towns can turn them into new parks, homes, or businesses.
The plan doubles the amount of money a single project can receive for cleanup. Instead of the current $500,000 limit, local governments and groups could get up to $1 million to fix up a contaminated site.
It increases the total yearly budget for this program to $250 million through the year 2030. This ensures that cities and states have a steady stream of federal support to handle long-term environmental projects.
State governments would also get more flexibility in how they use federal grants. The bill allows them to use the money to actually carry out cleanup plans rather than just creating the rules for them.

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Milestones

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Feb 2, 2026House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Dec 4, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Dec 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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