STREAM Act
Latest action · Dec 20, 2022 Held at the desk.
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 SenateDec 15, 2022
- Passed HouseNot 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.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Mar 30, 2022 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Jun 6, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 29, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 30, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2022Hearings Dec 1, 2022Discharged Dec 16, 2022 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 20, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 16, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2022Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 15, 2022Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7268)
- Dec 15, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7268)
- Dec 1, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Mar 30, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7268Text printed S7268Amendments S7264, S7268 | Angus S. King Jr. I-ME, John Barrasso R-WY (amendment) | Dec 15, 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.
Printed hearings 2
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. 117-523 | PENDING LEGISLATION177 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Dec 1, 2022 |
| 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 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 6542 | In the nature of a substitute. | John Barrasso R-WY | Amendment SA 6542 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7283 | STREAM Act | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2022 |
| HR 9618 | STREAM Act | Related bill | Dec 20, 2022 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Passed Senate
- 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 30, 2022Introduced in Senate
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.
