US HB2910 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2910 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Provides that an order by the Department of the Interior imposing a moratorium on federal coal leasing shall have no force or effect unless Interior submits the order to Congress and a joint resolution of approval is enacted within 30 legislative days of its receipt. Secretarial Order 3338, relating to a moratorium on the federal coal leasing program, which was issued by Interior on January 15, 2016, shall have no force or effect.

Title

To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2019-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-05-22	House	Introduced in House