# 119-hr-3713: Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025

119-hr-3713, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3713
- Congress: 119
- Title: Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**create an EPA Office to coordinate cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines**. It would centralize priorities, technical help, and interagency planning for legacy mine contamination, with special attention to Navajo Nation uranium sites.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- 10-year plan for Navajo uranium sites: benefit, low. If enacted, EPA would lead a 10‑year interagency plan to clean up abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation land by September 30, 2028. The plan would set goals, target dates, and funding estimates, and list what each agency would do. Target dates would depend on future appropriations and payments f…
- New EPA office for mine cleanup: benefit, low. If enacted, this would create a new EPA office focused on cleaning up hardrock mine sites. The office would give technical help to States, Tribes, local governments, and groups. Each year, EPA would rank sites, publish a list, and report progress to Congress. It would share best practices, research…
- Tribal consultation rules for mine cleanups: benefit, low. If enacted, this would set how EPA holds government‑to‑government talks with Tribes about mine cleanups. EPA would invite responsible parties, including federal agencies, to join when appropriate. EPA would also consult Alaska Native Corporations under a 2004 law and Tribal allottees under a 1948 l…
- Defines cleanup scope, no new powers: mixed, low. If enacted, this would define what counts as a cleanup action and which mine sites are covered. It would say cleanups use existing laws like CERCLA, the 2024 Good Samaritan law, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and the Clean Water Act. It would also say EPA would not get new powers or a default cleanu…

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- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3713 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3713)

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- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3713 (as of 2026-04-21).