119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Sep 9, 2025
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Nov 20, 2025): Held at the desk.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Environmental Protection
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8245-8248; text: CR S8247-8248)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3713 / S. 2741, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, All Titles H.R. 9616, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act (EMRTAI), All Title…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RESOLUTION COPPER MINING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…reform Monitored H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Monitored S. 2741 / H.R. 3713, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored discussions relating to critical minerals
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHWORKS · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHWORKS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…a bill to codify mining Executive Orders and other purposes HR 4776 SPEED Act re: National Environmental Policy Act HR 2969 Finding ORE Act SECURE Minerals Act S. 2741 Legacy Mines Cleanup Act HR 1501 Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Local Input Act, H.R. 9924/S.5118; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Stop Orphaned Wells Act, H.R.10721/S.5630. Legislation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHWORKS · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHWORKS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…a bill to codify mining Executive Orders and other purposes HR 4776 SPEED Act re: National Environmental Policy Act HR 2969 Finding ORE Act SECURE Minerals Act S. 2741 Legacy Mines Cleanup Act HR 1501 Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544. Legislation to reauthorize a federal highway bill, the BUILD America 250 Act, H.R.8870; p…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RESOLUTION COPPER MINING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…reform Monitored H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Monitored S. 2741 / H.R. 3713, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored discussions relating to critical minerals
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REGENERATION ENTERPRISES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…to Department of Energy and Department of Defense funding for critical minerals S. 544, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (all sections of full text) Monitored S. 2741, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 3713, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored issues regarding the reprocessing of abandoned mines
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REGENERATION ENTERPRISES, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…to Department of Energy and Department of Defense funding for critical minerals S. 544, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (all sections of full text) Monitored S. 2741, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 3713, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored issues regarding the reprocessing of abandoned mines
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHWORKS · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHWORKS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…a bill to codify mining Executive Orders and other purposes HR 4776 SPEED Act re: National Environmental Policy Act HR 2969 Finding ORE Act SECURE Minerals Act S. 2741 Legacy Mines Cleanup Act HR 1501 Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t, S.1737. Additional specific legislation includes: America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RESOLUTION COPPER MINING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…reform Monitored H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Monitored S. 2741 / H.R. 3713, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored discussions relating to critical minerals
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…des: H.R.1; Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RESOLUTION COPPER MINING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Year 2026 Monitored HR 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Monitored S. 2741 / H.R. 3713, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 Monitored discussions relating to critical minerals
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHWORKS · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHWORKS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…a bill to codify mining Executive Orders and other purposes HR 4776 SPEED Act re: National Environmental Policy Act HR 2969 Finding ORE Act SECURE Minerals Act S. 2741 Legacy Mines Cleanup Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…BA), H.R.1; Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing