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.
BankruptcyCoalCongressional oversightEconomic developmentElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee benefits and pensionsEnvironmental technologyGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsLabor standardsLand use and conservationMedicareMiningPollution liabilitySmall businessState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsUnemploymentWages and earningsWater qualityYouth employment and child labor
Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4306| Senate
| Updated: 7/23/2020
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.
BankruptcyCoalCongressional oversightEconomic developmentElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee benefits and pensionsEnvironmental technologyGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax creditsLabor standardsLand use and conservationMedicareMiningPollution liabilitySmall businessState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsUnemploymentWages and earningsWater qualityYouth employment and child labor