To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to delegate certain emergency reclamation activities to the States and Tribes, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Matthew “Matt” Cartwright
Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on January 15, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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).
29 Cosponsors (20 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cartwright Plays Key Role in Shaping New Comprehensive Plan to Create Jobs, Tackle Climate Crisis”
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Rep. Matthew “Matt” Cartwright [D-PA8]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 30, 2020
“Thompson co-sponsors bipartisan bill on coal mines”
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Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA15]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 13, 2019
“Legislation would reauthorize mine trust fund”
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Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA15]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 11, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 9, 2019
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Introduced
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Jan 15, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 2, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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May 26, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1734 (117th). |
H.R. 4248 (116th) 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. 4248. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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