117 HR 520 IH: Safeguarding Coal Leasing Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-01-28 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 520IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2021Ms. Cheney (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Perry, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mullin, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Estes, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo provide that an order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, or Department of the Interior official imposing a moratorium on coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Coal Leasing Act of 2021.

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Congressional approval for an order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, or Department of the Interior official imposing a moratorium on coal leasing

Any order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, or Department of Interior official with delegated authority that has the effect of placing a moratorium on coal leasing shall have no force or effect unless— (1)the proposed order or action is submitted to Congress; and (2)a joint resolution that approves the order or action is enacted within 30 legislative days after receipt of such proposed order or action.