# 119-hr-5472: Brownfield Revitalization and Remediation Act

119-hr-5472, Brownfield Revitalization and Remediation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5472
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5472
- Congress: 119
- Title: Brownfield Revitalization and Remediation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Restores and expands immediate tax expensing for environmental cleanup by widening what counts as a qualified remediation cost.** The bill ties eligibility to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) definitions and would change which cleanup expenses businesses can deduct right away.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mixed tax rules for property cleanups: mixed, high. If enacted, this would change tax rules for cleaning up polluted property. You could deduct reasonable assessment, investigation, and monitoring costs tied to cleanup. It would treat more substances as hazardous for this deduction, which could expand eligible sites. Brownfield sites would be exclud…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5472 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5472)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5472 (as of 2026-04-21).