To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 25, 2014 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).
5 Cosponsors (5 Republicans)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President Barack Obama [D, 2009-2017]: Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America (Mar 5, 2014)
What legislators are saying
“Gosar Votes to Save Coal Mining Jobs, Prevent Waste”
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Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ4]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 25, 2014
“Mine Polluters' Bill Jeopardizes Public Health”
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Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY3]
on Mar 25, 2014
“Bera offers amendment to get vets, unemployed back to work, create jobs”
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Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA7]
on Mar 25, 2014
History
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Jul 25, 2013
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Introduced
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Aug 2, 2013
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Considered by Energy and Mineral Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 14, 2013
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 6, 2014
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 501 (113th). |
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Mar 25, 2014
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
H.R. 2824 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2824. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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