The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2024
S 3858

Sponsored by Mark Kelly (D)

Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024

Would have created an office to coordinate cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, including Navajo Nation uranium sites.

Tradeoff

Would have created a new office to coordinate cleanup of abandoned hardrock (metal and mineral) mines. Would have required a 10-year plan for Navajo Nation uranium mine cleanup, subject to funding from Congress.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on April 15, 2024. The bill expired with the 118th Congress without becoming law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 29, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Environment and Public Works(Feb 29, 2024)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 12, 2024)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 15, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Apr 16, 2024)