STREAM Act
Latest action · Aug 1, 2022 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2022
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act
This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 416 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed391–9 | Jul 29, 2022 |
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2022 to Jul 13, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Mar 30, 2022 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | May 27, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jul 13, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2022Markup Jul 13, 2022Reported Jul 26, 2022 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Apr 2, 2022Hearings Jun 9, 2022Discharged Jul 13, 2022 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2022Received in the Senate.
- Jul 29, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7532-7533)
- Jul 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 9 (Roll no. 416). (text: 7/28/2022 CR H7395)
- Jul 29, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2022Mr. Lowenthal moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 28, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7395-7399)
- Jul 28, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7283.
- Jul 28, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 26, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-435.
- Jul 26, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
- Jul 13, 2022Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- Jul 13, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 13, 2022Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 9, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 2, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H7532enactLists H7533Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7283, Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems From Abandoned Mines (STREAM) Act | — | Jul 29, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7395–H7399Text printed H7395 | Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA, Bruce Westerman R-AR, David B. McKinley R-WV, Matt Cartwright D-PA | Jul 28, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 56, March 30, 2022, page H4006.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-680 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023470 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 4, 2022–Jul 13, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3957 | STREAM Act | Identical bill | Dec 20, 2022 |
| HR 9618 | STREAM Act | Related bill | Dec 20, 2022 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STREAM Act
- Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act
- STREAM Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- STREAM Act
- Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2022Received in Senate
- Jul 29, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jul 26, 2022Reported in House
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
