HR8491-118

Introduced

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain improvements in the laws relating to coal royalties, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 22, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain improvements in the laws relating to coal royalties, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC3FB63CFFF6F4919844651C6F15B572A: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2024. The table of contents of this Act...
  • Section HD58B3CCD43214EBD804F2BDBCE862C59: 101. Valuation of coal royalties Section 7 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking the fourth sentence; and by...
  • Section HAA407E2695ED42A5A180C797E0F3CE09: 201. Establishment of Fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate account, to be administered by the Secretary (acting through...
  • Section H9F937E44BB78413B84CEDD235085888C: 202. Federal economic and workforce development assistance programs The Secretary, acting through the Economic Development Administration, shall use the...
  • Section H02D551AA6545427092E6B4AF4209FCFD: 203. Carbon capture and sequestration The Secretary of Energy shall use the amounts made available under section 201(c)(1)(B) to provide financial assistance...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain improvements in the laws relating to coal royalties, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain improvements in the laws relating to coal royalties, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 22, 2024

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Moulton) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

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