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NEW PROMISE Act

USA117th CongressHR-2245| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2021
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Committees (6)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Energy Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
National Energy Workforce and Providing Recovery Opportunities to Manage the Industry’s Shifting Economics Act or the NEW PROMISE Act This bill assists economically distressed communities and workers impacted from the closure of certain electric generation stations transition to changes in their local economies and job-market, including by establishing a Covered Electric Generating Station Cessation Mitigation Fund, a White House Council on Energy Transitions, Regional Transition Advisory Committees, a workforce pilot program, and related requirements. The bill establishes the fund for payments to economically distressed communities to mitigate the impact from the loss of certain net revenues due to such closures. Additionally, the bill establishes the council to publish a Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse of financial resources for such communities. The council must also assess and publish data on the economic and societal impacts of closures, occurring on or after January 1, 2010, of such stations on existing and potentially economically distressed communities. The council must assist such communities facilitate the establishment of a Regional Transition Advisory Committee upon request. Furthermore, the council must assist such committees in developing, implementing, assessing, and evaluating, economic development transition plans. In consultation with the council, the Department of Labor must establish a 10-year pilot program to assist dislocated workers in economically distressed communities.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Advisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCongressional oversightEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy pricesEnvironmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsIndustrial facilitiesIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationManufacturingMiningPerformance measurementPublic utilities and utility ratesRegional and metropolitan planningRural conditions and developmentState and local government operationsUnemployment

NEW PROMISE Act

USA117th CongressHR-2245| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2021
National Energy Workforce and Providing Recovery Opportunities to Manage the Industry’s Shifting Economics Act or the NEW PROMISE Act This bill assists economically distressed communities and workers impacted from the closure of certain electric generation stations transition to changes in their local economies and job-market, including by establishing a Covered Electric Generating Station Cessation Mitigation Fund, a White House Council on Energy Transitions, Regional Transition Advisory Committees, a workforce pilot program, and related requirements. The bill establishes the fund for payments to economically distressed communities to mitigate the impact from the loss of certain net revenues due to such closures. Additionally, the bill establishes the council to publish a Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse of financial resources for such communities. The council must also assess and publish data on the economic and societal impacts of closures, occurring on or after January 1, 2010, of such stations on existing and potentially economically distressed communities. The council must assist such communities facilitate the establishment of a Regional Transition Advisory Committee upon request. Furthermore, the council must assist such committees in developing, implementing, assessing, and evaluating, economic development transition plans. In consultation with the council, the Department of Labor must establish a 10-year pilot program to assist dislocated workers in economically distressed communities.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • March 26, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 26, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • March 29, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Committees (6)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Energy Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCongressional oversightEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy pricesEnvironmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsIndustrial facilitiesIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationManufacturingMiningPerformance measurementPublic utilities and utility ratesRegional and metropolitan planningRural conditions and developmentState and local government operationsUnemployment