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H.R. 4318 116th Congress House

Providing Recovery Opportunities & Mitigating Industry’s Shifting Economics (PROMISE) Act

Official title: To provide economic stabilization resources to distressed rural communities directly impacted by the closure of an electric generating station, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Department of the InteriorEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy revenues and royaltiesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsGovernment studies and investigationsIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationMiningResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentState and local financeState and local government operationsState and local taxation
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Sep 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Recovery Opportunities & Mitigating Industry's Shifting Economics (PROMISE) Act

This bill addresses providing resources to communities affected by the closure of a federally-owned electric generating station.

Among other things, the bill

  • authorizes the Department of the Interior to conduct land reuse studies in connection with the closure of an electric generating station to determine the next best use of the property;
  • provides for a demonstration project to assist dislocated workers;
  • allows Interior to provide annual payments to a state, tribal, or local government for loss of revenues due to the closing of an electric generating facility; and
  • establishes a Significantly Impacted Federal Community Economic Adjustment Program to assist substantially and seriously affected communities, businesses, and workers from the effects of energy infrastructure closures.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 12, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 12, 2019
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Sep 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4318: Providing Recovery Opportunities & Mitigating Industry’s Shifting Economics (PROMISE) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4318/
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"H.R. 4318: Providing Recovery Opportunities & Mitigating Industry’s Shifting Economics (PROMISE) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4318/.
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H.R. 4318, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4318/.
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