HR 5500 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

Introduced Jun 16, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 23, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation. Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation must be converted to surety or collateral bonds.

The OSMRE may 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.

The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2016 to Nov 30, 2016; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CALois CappsOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CASam FarrOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 16, 2016
D-WADerek KilmerJun 21, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJun 22, 2016
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 22, 2016
D-NYSteve IsraelJul 5, 2016
D-NYEliot L. EngelJul 13, 2016
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneNov 30, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 16, 2016
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Jun 23, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  2. Jun 16, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Jun 16, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 96, June 16, 2016, page H3967.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1819Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection ActReintroduced BillApr 11, 2017
S 3066Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection ActIdentical billJun 16, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To protect taxpayers from liability associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining operations, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2016Introduced in House

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