H.R. 3015

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3015 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3015

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 19 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources

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AN ACT

To reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to 
provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on 
matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``National Coal Council 
Reestablishment Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL COAL COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall reestablish in the 
Department of Energy the National Coal Council, in accordance with the 
charter for the National Coal Council that was in effect on November 
19, 2021.
(b) Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the 
``Federal Advisory Committee Act'') and section 552b(c) of 
title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the National Coal 
Council.
(2) Termination.--Section 1013 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall not apply to the National Coal Council.

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.