Abandoned Mine Cleanup: New EPA Office
The House must act next: House consideration.
The bill has already passed the Senate with strong support. It addresses a widely recognized environmental and health problem that has bipartisan appeal in the House.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The new EPA office is directed to coordinate with other federal agencies to encourage contracting opportunities for small businesses to take part in mine cleanup projects. This could create work for small contractors in regions with abandoned mine sites, though the effect depends on how much cleanup funding is actually appropriated.
“to coordinate within the Environmental Protection Agency and with other Federal agencies to encourage contracting opportunities for small businesses to participate in cleanup actions at covered mine sites”
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8245-8248; text: CR S8247-8248)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025
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