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.

United States116th CongressHR-2910House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 10, 2019

Summary

This bill 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.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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