A bill to invest in workers and jobs, address important legacy costs in coal country, and drive development of advanced manufacturing and technologies.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · July 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020
This bill addresses provisions related to coal mining and coal communities, including by (1) providing Medicare benefits for individuals who lost their job (other than a discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or retirement) at a coal mine or coal power plant; and (2) expanding and revising 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.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.