COAL

Amendments

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3679 [20MY]

Articles and editorials

Crow Coal-to-Liquids Plant Could Be Boon for Montana, S5178 [21JN]

Energy Strategy for Grown-Ups, S4901 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (see H. Res. 1363), H3541 [18MY]

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 470), S2116 [25MR]

Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (see H.R. 6067), H6570 [30JY]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: provide wallet cards and similar devices containing the national hazard reporting phone number to mine operators for distribution to miners (see H.R. 5785), H5818 [20JY]

Mining and mineral resources: prohibit use of funds for carrying out certain policies and procedures that adversely affect domestic coal mining operations (see S. 3933), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6113), H6681 [14SE]

SEC: require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (see S. 3450), S4529 [27MY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: provide for use of excess funds to provide certain United Mine Workers of America pension benefits (see H.R. 5479), H4246 [8JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for lightweight coal freight cars (see H.R. 4494), H326 [21JA]

———provide an investment credit to promote the conversion of U.S. coal and domestic carbonaceous feedstocks into synthetic fuels and gas (see H.R. 6035), H6569 [30JY]

———provide tax incentives for clean coal technology (see S. 3714), S6883 [5AU]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see S. Res. 487), S2377 [15AP] (see H. Res. 1236), H2503 [13AP]

Letters

American Power Act: Alan Reuther, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), S4834 [10JN]

Black Lung Benefits Act: several individuals, S1789 [22MR]

Conversion of Capitol Power Plant from coal to natural gas: Representative Whitfield, E934 [25MY]

———Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol, E934, E935 [25MY]

Lists

Tax increases and new fees proposed for American oil, natural gas, and coal producers in the budget, S556 [11FE]

Remarks in House

BP P.L.C.: support for the American Power Act and certain Federal energy policies, H4590-H4593 [16JN], H5810 [20JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: conversion of Capitol Power Plant from coal to natural gas, E934 [25MY]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3671-H3681, H3686 [20MY]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): release of report on economic impact of EPA coal mining permit approval process, H3830 [26MY]

EPA: proposed rule to regulate the coal combustion byproduct of fly ash as a hazardous waste, H6869 [22SE]

Eximbank: denial of loan guarantee to Reliance Industries Ltd., to purchase mining equipment from Bucyrus International Inc., H5493 [1JY]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels and non-conventional petroleum sources, including tar sands, H4028 [27MY], E1003 [28MY]

Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (H.R. 6067), E1508 [30JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H176 [19JA], H4573, H4575 [16JN], H4600, H4601 [17JN], H4784 [24JN], H4915 [29JN], H5292, H5293 [30JN], H8583 [16DE]

———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, H4590 [16JN]

Taxation: permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, E281 [2MR]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster, H2465 [13AP]

———honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (H. Res. 1236), H2537-H2542 [14AP], E569, E571 [15AP], E590 [20AP]

———moment of silence for victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster, H2476 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors, S1789 [22MR], S2083 [25MR]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify that States may use Abandoned Mine Lands Program funding for high-priority noncoal reclamation and for remediation of acid line drainage, S4413 [26MY]

Ecology and environment: promote responsible use of advanced clean coal technology, S4830 [10JN]

EPA: expedite coal mining permit approval process, S2107 [25MR]

Nebo, KY: express condolences for victims of roof collapse at Webster County Coal, LLC, Dotiki Mine, S2771 [29AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S555-S557 [11FE], S2447 [20AP], S4402-S4404 [26MY], S4589, S4600 [7JN], S4710 [9JN], S4809, S4829 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5167-S5169 [21JN], S5223-S5225 [22JN], S5638-S5641 [30JN], S6005 [20JY], S6268, S6286 [27JY], S6561-S6563, S6574 [2AU], S7457 [27SE], S8023-S8025 [18NO], S8743 [10DE]

———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, S3797-S3800 [17MY], S3955 [19MY], S4822-S4825, S4833 [10JN], S4873 [14JN], S5508 [29JN], S8367-S8369 [2DE]

SEC: require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (S. 3450), S4550 [27MY]

Taxation: extend coal-to-liquid fuel credit, S5177-S5179 [21JN]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, S1246 [8MR]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster, S2184-S2187 [12AP], S2224-S2226 [13AP]

———honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (S. Res. 487), S2393 [15AP]

———moment of silence for victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster, S2190 [12AP]

Reports filed

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee (CARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5479) (H. Rept. 111-651), H7388 [29SE]

Committee on Education and Labor (House) Authority To Investigate Underground Coal Mine Operator Compliance With Federal Safety Laws and Report on Such Investigation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1363) (H. Rept. 111-487), H3657 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1236, honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster in West Virginia, H2537 [14AP]

H. Res. 1363, Committee on Education and Labor (House) authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation, H3671 [20MY]

S. Res. 470, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act anniversary, S2130 [25MR]

S. Res. 487, honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster in West Virginia, S2390, S2394 [15AP]