• 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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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy
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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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
• 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