# 119-hr-167: Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025

119-hr-167, Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-167
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Community Reclamation Partnerships** would let states pair with federal or state agencies and local nonprofit or private 'community reclaimers' to clean up abandoned coal mine lands and treat harmful mine drainage.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster mine cleanups and liability limits: benefit, low. If enacted, States could submit Community Reclaimer projects to clean up abandoned mine sites. The Secretary would have to decide within 120 days if a project meets all rules. Projects would need a listed site, sealed engineering plans, access agreements, and enough funds for construction, operatio…
- State plans to treat mine drainage: benefit, low. If enacted, States with an approved reclamation program would be able to sign a plan with federal or State agencies to treat mine drainage at eligible sites. The plan would set steps to improve water quality and rules for monitoring, reporting, and running treatment systems. The State would need to…
- Cleanup program ends in 2032: cost, low. If enacted, these cleanup partnership authorities would expire after September 30, 2032 unless Congress extends them. The rules would start on enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2246: Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9538: Residential Recovery for Seniors Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-167 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/167)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2246: Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2246)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9538: Residential Recovery for Seniors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9538)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-167 (as of 2026-09-10).