Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 9, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2021
This bill addresses coal royalties and the economic vitality of coal communities, including by (1) requiring the coal lease royalty to be at least 12.5% of the assessment value of federal coal (currently, 12.5% of the value as defined by regulation); (2) establishing the Coal Area Economic Revitalization Fund; (3) providing grant assistance to impacted communities for economic and workforce development programs; (4) providing financial assistance for the design, construction, and operation of large-scale projects to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources; and (5) providing technical assistance and educational outreach to impacted communities.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 29, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Aug 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jul 30, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Business investment and capital
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Employment and training programs
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Inflation and prices
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Rural conditions and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
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