To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
112th Congress (2011–2013)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 21, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
19 Cosponsors (19 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Congressman Larry Bucshon Votes to Stop the War on Coal”
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Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN8]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 21, 2012
“Rogers Applauds House Passage of Stop the War on Coal Act”
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Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers [R-KY5]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 21, 2012
“Price: gop attack on clean air and water is 'dj vu all over again, again'”
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Rep. David Price [D-NC4, 1997-2022]
on Sep 21, 2012
History
H.R. 3409 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3409. This is the one from the 112th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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