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Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: September 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019

This bill addresses bonding programs with regard to surface coal mining operations..

Specifically, the bill

  • prohibits the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation,
  • requires any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation to be converted to surety or collateral bonds,
  • authorizes the OSMRE to approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government than a surety or collateral bond program, and
  • directs the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government.
What's happening now September 24, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 25, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4435: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4435/
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"H.R. 4435: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4435/.
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H.R. 4435, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4435/.
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