HR-4248 : Still Just a Bill

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund fees and expands the payments from the fund for abandoned coal mine cleanups.

Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes the Department of the Interior to reimburse states and tribal governments from the fund for the emergency restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse effects of coal mining practices;
  • extends the authority for Interior to collect reclamation fees through FY2036; and
  • increases the minimum amount of funds from $3 million to $5 million that Interior must award to states and Indian tribes who have an approved abandoned mine reclamation program.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-12-02CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.House floor actions
2020-12-02DischargeCommittee on the Budget discharged.House floor actions
2020-12-02CommitteeReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-609, Part I.House floor actions
2020-01-15CommitteeOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2020-01-15CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2020-01-15CommitteeSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.House committee actions
2019-11-14CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held.House committee actions
2019-09-12CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.House committee actions
2019-09-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.House floor actions
2019-09-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.House floor actions
2019-09-09IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress