US Congress Senate Bill 831 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, before December 31, 2017, from issuing or approving any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that would: (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States; (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the federal government or any state, tribal, or local government, by reducing through regulation the quantity of coal in the United States that is available for mining; (3) reduce the quantity of coal available for domestic consumption or for export; (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal mining and reclamation operations; (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the value of privately owned coal through regulation; or (6) cause further time delays to permitting or increase costs.

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013

Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]
Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/831/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s831/BILLS-113s831is.pdf