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Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2018

Introduced: September 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Sep 21, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2018

This bill addresses coal royalties and the economic vitality of coal communities, including by (1) requiring the coal lease royalty to be at least 12.5% of the assessment value of federal coal (currently, 12.5% of the value as defined by regulation); (2) establishing the Coal Area Economic Revitalization Fund; (3) providing grant assistance to impacted communities for economic and workforce development programs; (4) providing financial assistance for the design, construction, and operation of large-scale projects to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources; and (5) providing technical assistance and educational outreach to impacted communities.

What's happening now September 21, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 13, 2018
Tsongas, Niki
· Sep 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6807: Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6807/
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"H.R. 6807: Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6807/.
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