House Bill 2919
117th Congress(2021-2022)
THRIVE Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 30, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2919
Congress
117
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy Act or the THRIVE Act
This bill establishes a program to address the economy, racial justice, and climate change.
The President must establish a board to advise the President and the heads of federal departments and agencies regarding the implementation of this bill. The President, in consultation with the board, must establish a 10-year plan to create a society that enables and supports
- greater racial, Indigenous, gender, environmental, and economic justice;
- work opportunities;
- healthy communities;
- a stable climate; and
- healthy ecosystems.
In addition, the President, in consultation with the board, must implement a program that provides support to public or private entities that carry out qualified programs. The programs must meet certain labor, equity, and environmental conditions and support
- infrastructure, including to expand access to pollution-free, renewable, and affordable energy;
- care workers and social infrastructure (e.g., health care infrastructure);
- expanded access to housing;
- efforts to protect and restore biodiversity or natural habitats and efforts to remediate pollution in communities harmed by environmental, economic, or socioeconomic injustice;
- agriculture, including agricultural workers; or
- the development and transformation of the U.S. industrial base, including by expanding manufacturing of clean technologies.
April 30, 2021
05/03/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
05/03/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
05/03/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
04/30/2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
04/30/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:14 PM