Congress·Passed House·H.R. 3015

Coal Industry Advisory Group: Reestablishing the National Coal Council

National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

6 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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217–209

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Key Points

This bill would bring back a group called the National Coal Council to help the Department of Energy. This group is made up of experts who give advice to the government about coal and the coal industry.
The council would follow the same rules and structure it had back in late 2021. Its main job is to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on how to handle coal-related issues and energy production.
By law, this group must follow federal rules for advisory committees, which means they have to be transparent about their meetings and records. However, unlike some other government groups, this council would not have an automatic expiration date.
This matters because it gives the coal industry a direct way to share their concerns and ideas with the people in charge of the nation's energy policy. It aims to ensure that coal remains a part of the conversation regarding America's energy future.

Milestones

6 milestones20 actions

Sep 19, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sep 18, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 18, 2025House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 278). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4428)

Sep 18, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 278). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4428: 1)

Sep 18, 2025House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4442-4443)

Vote Results

1 vote

HousePassedPassageSep 18, 2025

On Passage

217

209

Democrat

4 – 206 · 3

Republican

213 – 3 · 3

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Related Bills

1 bill

H.Res. 707Related bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.

Sep 17 — Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 722, H.Res. 707 is amended.