Environmental Protection
RESTART Communities Act of 2026
- Introduced
- Committee
- House
- Senate
- President
- Law
- Introduced
- April 9, 2026
- Sponsor
- · D–MI
- Recorded roll calls
- None recorded
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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The bill would require the Secretary of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to conduct interagency activities supporting economic revitalization of eligible environmentally contaminated sites before, during, and after remediation. Activities could include coordinated processes, technical assistance, access to relevant grants and loans, public input, best-practice development, data sharing, and education, training, and workforce development, with some opportunities subject to appropriations. The agencies would submit a report to specified congressional committees no later than three years after enactment.
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