Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to require state programs for regulation of surface coal mining to incorporate the necessary rule concerning excess spoil, coal mine waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams published by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 12, 2008.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) publish notice of a determination when all states that wish to assume exclusive jurisdiction of such mining regulation have incorporated the rule in their programs; (2) assess the effectiveness of the rule's implementation during the five-year period following such notice; and (3) report to Congress an evaluation of the rule's effectiveness, any ways in which it inhibits energy production, and any proposed changes to the rule.
Prohibits issuance of any regulations regarding stream buffer zones or protection before publication of the report, other than a rule necessary to implement incorporation of the December 2008 rule described in this Act. Requires each state with an approved program for regulation of surface coal mining to submit program amendments incorporating such rule within two years of enactment of this Act.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-08 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373. | Senate |
| 2014-05-07 | Calendars | Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2014-03-26 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Vote | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 192 (Roll no. 141). | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 224 (Roll no. 140). (consideration: CR H2633-2634) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2633) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bera motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to clarify that the underlying bill does not limit the right of the Department of the Interior or of any state to prioritize (1) the hiring of unemployed workers, including veterans, or (2) the use of US-made equipment and materials in mining operations. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | Mr. Bera (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H2633-2634; text: CR H2633) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2629) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2824. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cartwright Part B amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cartwright demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisons of H.Res. 501, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cartwright Part B amendment no. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowenthal Part B amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lowenthal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 501, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal Part B amendment no. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2824. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 501 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Woodall to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2824 and H.R. 2641. The resolution provides one hour of general debate for each bill and makes in order specified amendments printed in the Rules Committee Report 113-374. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 501. (consideration: CR H2621-2634, H2634-2635) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-05 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 501 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2824 and H.R. 2641. The resolution provides one hour of general debate for each bill and makes in order specified amendments printed in the Rules Committee Report 113-374. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. | House floor actions |
| 2014-02-28 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270. | House floor actions |
| 2014-02-28 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-364. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-07-30 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House committee actions |
| 2013-07-25 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-25 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |