Safeguarding Coal Leasing Act of 2021

H.R. 520 · 117th Congress · Jan 28, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

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

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Safeguarding Coal Leasing Act of 2021”.

2. Congressional approval for an order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, or Department of the Interior official imposing a moratorium on coal leasing

Any order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, or Department of Interior official with delegated authority that has the effect of placing a moratorium on coal leasing shall have no force or effect unless—

(1)

the proposed order or action is submitted to Congress; and

(2)

a joint resolution that approves the order or action is enacted within 30 legislative days after receipt of such proposed order or action.

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Jan 28, 2021viewing Introduced in House Ms. Cheney (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Perry, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mullin, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Estes, and Mr. Fallon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Safeguarding Coal Leasing Act of 2021

1. Short title

2. Congressional approval for an order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, or Department of the Interior official imposing a moratorium on coal leasing

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