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H.R. 1733: RECLAIM Act of 2021

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H.R. 1733: RECLAIM Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-10 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

RECLAIM Act of 2021

Plain summary

Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2021 or the RECLAIM Act of 2021 This bill revises requirements concerning the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, including by expanding the eligible uses of the fund. Specifically, the bill allows the fund to be used 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 abandoned coal mines. In addition, it requires specified amounts to be annually distributed from the fund through FY2026 to states and Indian tribes for reclaiming and restoring lands and waters so affected.

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Official text

RECLAIM Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · 61 cosponsors

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Harold Rogers (R-KY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ed Case (D-HI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Peter Welch (D-VT), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and 1 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1733 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117