3.0.0 2050 2022-11-01T19:02:21Z 2022-11-01T19:02:21Z House HR 2019-04-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YARMUTH:H.R. 2050.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H3068]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-04-09T15:20:43Z Referred to 2019-04-04T15:20:10Z Referred to 2019-04-03T13:03:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-04T18:56:39Z Referred to 2019-04-03T13:03:10Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-04T13:39:57Z Referred to 2019-04-03T13:03:05Z 2019-04-09 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-04-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-04-04 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2019-04-04 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2019-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 N O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2019-04-03 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2019-04-03 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2019-04-03 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2019-04-03 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2019-04-03 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2019-04-03 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-04-03 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-04-03 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2019-04-03 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-04-03 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-04-03 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2019-04-03 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-04-10 False M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2019-04-10 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2019-04-30 False R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2019-05-09 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2019-06-11 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-06-12 False H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-06-12 False Health Air quality Coal Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Kentucky Licensing and registrations Medical research Mining Noise pollution Research administration and funding Tennessee User charges and fees Virginia Water quality West Virginia Health 00 2019-04-03 Introduced in House 2020-01-25T17:43:00Z Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act or the ACHE Act

This bill requires the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support studies on the health impacts of mountaintop-removal coal mining on individuals in the surrounding communities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon receiving the results of these studies, must determine whether such mining presents any health risks to individuals in those communities. The bill applies to surface coal mining that uses blasting with explosives in the steep slope regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.

The bill prohibits specified agencies from issuing permits for any mountaintop-removal coal mining project or expansion unless HHS determines that such mining does not present any health risk to individuals in the surrounding communities. The bill requires monitoring of air, water, and soil for pollution, including noise pollution, until HHS makes its determination. HHS must publish pollution-monitoring results.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior must assess a one-time fee upon existing mining projects, sufficient to cover the federal cost of the studies and pollution monitoring required by the bill.

]]> ACHE Act Display Title ACHE Act Official Title as Introduced To place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ACHE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2050ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2050ih.xml 2019-04-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.