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RECLAIM Act of 2017

Introduced: October 3, 2017 Introduced by: Rogers, Harold Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.
Oct 19, 2017
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Oct 19, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-351, Part I.
Jun 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 5, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 or the RECLAIM Act of 2017

This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote 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.

The bill prescribes general requirements for projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waters that are likely to create favorable conditions for the economic development of the project site or promote the general welfare through economic and community development of the area in which the project is conducted. Any such project shall be located in a community affected by a recent decline in mining.

A state or Indian tribe that receives funds under this bill may retain a portion of them as necessary to supplement its acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund for future operation and maintenance costs for the treatment of acid mine drainage associated with individual projects.

The bill increases the minimum amount of funds that Interior must provide annually to states and Indian tribes for reclamation and restoration projects.

The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on the use of funds authorized by this bill.

The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide grants to individuals or entities in the Appalachian region for projects that have been or that are eligible to be reclaimed or restored under SMCRA. The commission must relocate its headquarters from Washington, DC to the Appalachian region.

What's happening now October 19, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4426 Related bill Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
  • S 738 Related bill RECLAIM Act of 2017
  • S 728 Identical bill RECLAIM Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 5 Republican 7
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 12, 2017
Renacci, James
· Oct 12, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Oct 3, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 5, 2017
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 28, 2017
Murphy, Tim
· Jul 19, 2017
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 19, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 11, 2017
Dent, Charles
· Jun 29, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 26, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jun 12, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · May 23, 2017
Shuster, Bill
· Mar 30, 2017
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 27, 2017
Jenkins, Evan
· Mar 27, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1731: RECLAIM Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1731/
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"H.R. 1731: RECLAIM Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1731/.
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H.R. 1731, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1731/.
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