THRIVE Act
Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy Act or the THRIVE Act
This bill establishes a program to address the economy, racial justice, and climate change.
The President must establish a board to advise the President and the heads of federal departments and agencies regarding the implementation of this bill. The President, in consultation with the board, must establish a 10-year plan to create a society that enables and supports
- greater racial, Indigenous, gender, environmental, and economic justice;
- work opportunities;
- healthy communities;
- a stable climate; and
- healthy ecosystems.
In addition, the President, in consultation with the board, must implement a program that provides support to public or private entities that carry out qualified programs. The programs must meet certain labor, equity, and environmental conditions and support
- infrastructure, including to expand access to pollution-free, renewable, and affordable energy;
- care workers and social infrastructure (e.g., health care infrastructure);
- expanded access to housing;
- efforts to protect and restore biodiversity or natural habitats and efforts to remediate pollution in communities harmed by environmental, economic, or socioeconomic injustice;
- agriculture, including agricultural workers; or
- the development and transformation of the U.S. industrial base, including by expanding manufacturing of clean technologies.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.