S. 1232: RECLAIM Act of 2019
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S. 1232: RECLAIM Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-30 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
RECLAIM Act of 2019
Plain summary
Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2019 or the RECLAIM Act of 2019 This bill expands and revises the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to provide support for economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed mining communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977. Specifically, it makes specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2024 for distribution to states and Indian tribes for reclaiming and restoring abandoned mine lands and waters in such communities.
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Official text
RECLAIM Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · 6 cosponsors
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Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1232.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s1232 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116