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See a list of pending federal bills relevant to coal community transition. Bills are organized by issue area. If you know of a relevant bill that isn’t listed here, please contact Max Shipman at [email protected].

Clean Energy

HR 448 – Energy Resilient Communities Act

To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a grant program to improve the energy resilience, energy democracy, and security of communities, prioritizing environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

HR 806 – Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator Act

To establish a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]

S 196 – Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program.
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

S 622 – American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the qualifying advanced energy project credit.
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]

 


Reclamation & Environmental Justice

HR 1733 – RECLAIM Act

To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

HR 314 – Communities and Environment First Act of 2021

To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant programs to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air pollution, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

HR 2021 and S 872 – Environmental Justice for All Act of 2021

To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes.
Sponsors: Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] and Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

HR 516 and S 101 – Environmental Justice and Data Mapping Act of 2021

To establish the Environmental Justice Mapping Committee, and for other purposes.
Sponsors: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] and Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

 


Rural Development & Revitalization

HR 816 – Restoring Communities Left Behind Act

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to help revitalize certain localities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

S 486 – Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021

A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten [D-NY] and Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] 2 maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsors: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten [D-NY] and Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]

 


Small Business & Entrepreneurship

S 160 – Small Business Innovation Voucher Act of 2021

A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an Innovation Voucher Grant Program.
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

S 258 – Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2021

A bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative.
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

S 63 – Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act of 2021

A bill to establish an Office of Emerging Markets within the Small Business Administration that will strengthen the development of small business concerns in emerging markets, including those owned by women, minorities, veterans, and those located in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

S 64 – Ushering Progress by Leveraging Innovation and Future Technology (UPLIFT) Act of 2021

A bill to amend the Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities.
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

 


Worker Benefits

HR 646 and S 184 – COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act

To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide for an emergency temporary standard that requires operators to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect miners from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.
Sponsors: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] and Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]

HR 156 – Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2021

To amend title II of the Department of Energy Organization Act to reauthorize an office within the Department of Energy, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide energy-related industries jobs program, and for other purposes.
Sponsors: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

 


Workforce Development

HR 447 – National Apprenticeship Act of 2021

To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the “National Apprenticeship Act”) and expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” [D-VA-3]

HR 578 – Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2021

To promote registered apprenticeships, including registered apprenticeships within in-demand industry sectors, through the support of workforce intermediaries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

HR 580 – Pre-Apprenticeships to Hardhats (PATH) Act

To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

HR 602 and S 200 – Relaunching America’s Workforce Act

To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.
Sponsors: Rep. Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” [D-VA-3] and Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

S 121 – Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act

A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish demonstration and pilot projects to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

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