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Bill · HR

H.R. 280 (119th)

COAL Act of 2025

Original

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 January 2025

Last action

3 September 2025 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Sponsors

Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9], Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1], Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1], Nicholas Begich

Subjects

Environment, Energy

Source updated

9 September 2025

Environment · Energy

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Summary

Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025 or the COAL Act of 2025 This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process certain applications to lease coal mineral estates owned by the federal government in order to develop coal. If the environmental review process under the 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. With respect to previously awarded coal leases, the BLM must grant any additional approvals required for mining activities to commence. Finally, the bill nullifies the Department of the Interior's Secretarial Order 3338, which placed a hold on most new federal coal leases until the BLM completes a comprehensive review of the federal coal program.

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Timeline

  1. 9 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 July 2025

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 3 September 2025

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

    Source: Committee

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