National Coal Council Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Reestablishes the National Coal Council as a Department of Energy advisory body and applies most Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements to it.
Who Benefits and How
Coal producers and related energy stakeholders regain a formal federal advisory channel for providing input to the Department of Energy.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Energy must recharter and administer the council under federal advisory-committee procedures.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Secretary of Energy to reestablish the National Coal Council.
- Anchors the council to the charter filed with Congress on June 16, 2025.
- Subjects the council to most Federal Advisory Committee Act rules.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reestablishes the National Coal Council as a Department of Energy advisory body and applies most Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements to it.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Reestablishes the National Coal Council as a Department of Energy advisory body and applies most Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements to it.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Coal industry stakeholders
- Department of Energy policymakers seeking industry input
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Energy administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Justice, Mr. Cramer, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy
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