3.0.0 280 2025-09-09T08:05:47Z 2025-09-09T08:05:47Z House H HR 2025-01-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/280 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. HAGEMAN:H.R. 280.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H92]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-09-03T13:13:32Z Referred to 2025-07-02T13:01:04Z Referred To 2025-01-09T14:30:50Z 2025-09-03 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-07-02 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2025-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001096 Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Harriet Hageman R WY M. N M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2025-01-09 True M001205 Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] Carol Miller R WV D. 1 2025-01-09 True F000475 Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] Brad Finstad R MN 1 2025-06-06 False B001323 Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] Nicholas Begich R AK J. 0 2025-09-08 False Energy Coal 2025-03-03T18:07:53Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2025-03-03T18:08:05Z Licensing and registrations 2025-03-03T18:08:10Z Mining 2025-03-03T18:07:59Z Energy 2025-03-03T21:20:52Z

00 2025-01-09 Introduced in House 2025-04-08T17:53:05Z <p><strong>Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025 or the COAL Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)&nbsp;to process certain applications to lease&nbsp;coal mineral estates owned by the federal government&nbsp;in order to develop coal.</p><p>If the environmental review process under the&nbsp;National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has commenced for an application, then the BLM must publish a draft environmental assessment and any applicable implementing regulations, finalize the fair market value of the coal tract for which a lease by application is pending, take all intermediate actions necessary to grant the application, and grant the application.</p><p>With respect to previously awarded coal leases, the BLM must grant any additional approvals required for mining activities to commence.</p><p>Finally, the bill nullifies the Department of the Interior's&nbsp;Secretarial Order 3338, which placed a hold on most new federal coal leases&nbsp;until the BLM completes a comprehensive review of&nbsp;the federal coal program.</p>

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