Provide funding to revitalize coal communities by reclaiming and restoring abandoned mine sites to create jobs and increase coal production.

H. Morgan Griffith · Virginia · Republican

spending impact 0.75 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

Morgan is working to provide funding to revitalize coal communities by reclaiming and restoring abandoned mine sites to create jobs and increase our coal production.

Commitment to fund coal-community revitalization through mine-site reclamation and restoration.

Issues | Morgan Griffith for Congress
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Evidence

Rep. Morgan Griffith joined in introducing the RECLAIM Act, which "aims to accelerate $1 billion in available funding in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to revitalize coal communities" and would let communities reclaim abandoned mine sites for economic development and jobs.

Griffith publicly backed and introduced legislation matching the promise's core mechanism: using abandoned mine reclamation funding to revitalize coal communities and create jobs. This shows concrete advocacy, but not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Griffith, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Support Coal Communities
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1733 as the RECLAIM Act of 2021. The bill's summary says it would let the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund support "economic revitalization, diversification, and development" in distressed mining communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by abandoned coal mines.

The bill advanced the same policy objective as the promise, but Congress.gov shows Griffith was a cosponsor, not the sponsor, and the measure remained a bill rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 1733 - RECLAIM Act of 2021
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Congress.gov's action history shows H.R. 1733 was reported amended by the Committee on Natural Resources and placed on the Union Calendar on 11/16/2022; the record does not show final passage into law.

The RECLAIM Act advanced through committee but never completed enactment. That means the promise to secure funding through a law was not fulfilled as of the end of the Congress.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 1733 - All Actions
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Project Name: Energy DELTA Lab – Utilization of Former Mine Lands for the Deployment of Advanced Nuclear. Amount Received: $1,415,000. Griffith said the funds will help the project explore deploying advanced nuclear reactors on former mine lands.

Griffith continued to secure federal spending tied to former mine lands in 2026, which is related effort but not the same as enacting the broader RECLAIM-style funding promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Griffith Helps Secure $1,415,000 for SWVA Nuclear Energy Project in Appropriations Bill
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The bill was reported and placed on the Union Calendar on 11/16/2022, with the last recorded action shown as that date. The actions list contains no enactment into law.

The RECLAIM Act advanced in committee but never became law, so the promised funding mechanism was not delivered in the same term.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 1733 - All Actions
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Griffith materially advanced the promised policy by joining the introduction of the RECLAIM Act and backing legislation to direct Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund money toward reclaiming mine lands for jobs and economic revitalization in coal communities. But the core funding mechanism he supported did not become law; Congress.gov shows H.R. 1733 advanced out of committee in the 117th Congress and was never enacted. Later appropriations for projects on former mine lands, including a 2026 nuclear-related project, show continued related advocacy but do not amount to delivering the broader promised reclamation funding program or the claimed increase in coal production. Under the federal candidate-credit standard, this is a serious legislative effort that fell short of the promised outcome.

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partial later_term A for effort

Griffith materially advanced the promised policy by introducing and cosponsoring RECLAIM Act-style legislation to use abandoned mine reclamation funds for coal-community revitalization, jobs, and site restoration. However, the cited RECLAIM Act measures did not become law, so the core promised federal funding mechanism was not fully delivered in the same term. Later federal spending tied to former mine lands shows related progress, but it was narrower and aimed at advanced nuclear deployment rather than the full abandoned-mine reclamation and coal-production promise. This supports partial credit with an effort badge, not full delivery.

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never same_term A for effort

Griffith made a concrete legislative effort by backing and helping introduce RECLAIM Act legislation to use abandoned mine reclamation funds for coal-community revitalization, jobs, and redevelopment. However, the cited Congress.gov action history shows H.R. 1733 advanced through committee but was not enacted into law, so the promised funding outcome was not delivered.

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