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H.R. 3409: Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012

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.
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Introduced : Mon, Nov 14, 2011
Sponsor : Rep. Johnson, Bill (OH-6th [R])
Status : vote Fri, Sep 21, 2012

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Rep. Roe, David P. (TN-1st [R]) Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Rep. Kelly, Mike (PA-3rd [R]) Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Rep. Harris, Andy (MD-1st [R]) Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore (WV-2nd [R]) Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. (MD-6th [R]) Thu, Dec 1, 2011
Rep. Rogers, Harold (KY-5th [R]) Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Rep. Stivers, Steve (OH-15th [R]) Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Rep. McKinley, David (WV-1st [R]) Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Rep. Harper, Gregg (MS-3rd [R]) Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Rep. Murphy, Tim (PA-18th [R]) Tue, Jul 24, 2012
Rep. Bucshon, Larry (IN-8th [R]) Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. (OH-12th [R]) Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Rep. Berg, Rick (ND [R]) Wed, Jan 18, 2012
Rep. Rokita, Todd (IN-4th [R]) Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Rep. Shuster, Bill (PA-9th [R]) Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Rep. Flores, Bill (TX-17th [R]) Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. (OH-14th [R]) Thu, Dec 1, 2011
Rep. Young, Donald E. (AK [R]) Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Rep. Gosar, Paul (AZ-1st [R]) Mon, Mar 5, 2012
Actions
DateTypeDescriptionResult
1/1/0001 action Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
1/1/0001 action Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
1/1/0001 action Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
1/1/0001 action Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
1/1/0001 calendar Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
1/1/0001 action Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-670.
1/1/0001 calendar Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 482.
1/1/0001 action Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 788.
1/1/0001 action The resolution provides for consideration of both H.J.Res. 118 and H.R. 3409. H.J. Res. 118 is debatable for one hour and is closed to amendments. H.R. 3409 is debatable for one hour and specified amendments are in order. Motions to recommit are in order. The resolution also provides for approval of the Journal on specified days; appointing of Members to perform duties of the Chair; not counting of legislative days for the purposes of the War Powers Act, purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII, and the purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII.
1/1/0001 action House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 788 and Rule XVIII.
1/1/0001 action The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.
1/1/0001 action GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3409.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 1.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bucshon amendment No. 2.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment No. 3.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly amendment No. 4.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kelly amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 5.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Benishek demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Benishek amendment No. 6.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Harris amendment No. 7.
1/1/0001 action Mr. Harris moved to rise..
1/1/0001 action On motion to rise. Agreed to by voice vote.
1/1/0001 action Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3409 as unfinished business.
1/1/0001 action Considered as unfinished business.
1/1/0001 action The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 8.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment No. 9.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McKinley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKinley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 10.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 11.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment No. 12.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 788, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 13.
1/1/0001 action POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Wasman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
1/1/0001 action UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
1/1/0001 action The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3409.
1/1/0001 action The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
1/1/0001 action The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
1/1/0001 action Mrs. Capps moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add findings to the bill stating that the national program to improve vehicle fuel efficiency will provide major economic and consumer benefits. The motion would also prohibit H.R. 3409 from overturning the EPA and Department of Transportation pollution control and fuel efficiency rule for 2017 to 2025 model year vehicles if such a nullification would result in: consumers paying more for gasoline over the life of their car, a loss of jobs in the U.S. auto manufacturing industry, or a negative impact to the U.S. economy.
1/1/0001 action On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 173 - 233 (Roll no. 602).
1/1/0001 action Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1/1/0001 vote On passage Passed by recorded vote: 233 - 175 (Roll no. 603). pass
Rolls
Committee Assignments
CommitteeSubCommitteeActivity
House Natural Resources Referral, Markup, Reporting
House Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Resources Referral, Discharged
Subject Terms
Public lands and natural resources
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Energy revenues and royalties
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Metals
Mining
Property rights
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Water quality
Related Legislative
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h910 (unknown) h2401 (unknown) s3450 (unknown)
h2018 (unknown) s482 (unknown) s3558 (unknown)
Amendments
H.AMDT.1483 (Status:Fail)
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-680 to allow the Secretary of Interior to promulgate rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, if such rule would reduce the prevalence of pulmonary diseases, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease or reduce the prevalence of birth defects or reproductive problems in pregnant women or children.
H.AMDT.1488 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-680 to require the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States to include the health effects associated with regulatory costs in its assessment.
H.AMDT.1492 (Status:Fail)
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-680 to create a national renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard.
H.AMDT.1484 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-680 to require that the Secretary, or any other Federal official proposing a rule under this Act, shall publish with each rule proposed under this Act each, scientific study the Secretary or other official, respectively, relied on in developing the rule. This amendment ensures that rules being issued are based on scientific study.
H.AMDT.1489 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 112-680 to reinforce the transparency and sound science requirements in the bill. Specifically, it would require EPA to make data and modeling inputs available to the public, and would require Regulatory Impact Analysis to undergo external peer review according to the agency's own peer review guidelines.
H.AMDT.1493 (Status:Fail)
An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 112-680 to require EPA and the Department of Transportation to submit a report to Congress within 6 months on the health, environmental, and public health impacts of fugitive coal dust.
H.AMDT.1485 (Status:Fail)
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-680 to strike the language that would repeal EPA's scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers the public health and welfare.
H.AMDT.1490 (Status:Fail)
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 112-680 to strike section 503 of the committee print. The existing deadlines in subsections (m) and (q) of section 404 of the Clean Water Act would remain unchanged.
H.AMDT.1494 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-680 to give power to the states to revoke any existing federal implementation plan (FIP) with regard to the regulation of visibility. In revoking the FIP, the state must propose a state implementation plan (SIP) to regulate visibility within 2 years. The Amendment also gives the states a minimum of five years to become compliant with federal standards if they choose to accept the FIP, allowing businesses time to plan for the changes.
H.AMDT.1486 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-680 to require the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress estimating the number of jobs, the fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by the "2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards" rule. Would require that the Secretary shall not consult with the EPA or the California Air Resources Board to complete the report.
H.AMDT.1491 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 112-680 to prohibit the EPA from retroactively vetoing a Section 404 Permit under the Clean Water Act.
H.AMDT.1495 (Status:Pass)
An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 112-680 to add language to the end of the "Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012" which would limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations on the Navajo Generating Station, located near Page, Arizona.
H.AMDT.1487 (Status:Fail)
An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-680 to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to take any action using its authority under the Clean Air Act if such action would increase North American energy independence by reducing demand for oil.
Titles Assigned
TypeASTitle
short introduced Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act
short reported to house Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act
short passed house Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012
official introduced 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.

SUMMARY:

9/13/2012--Reported to House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, before December 31, 2013, from issuing or approving any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that would: (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States; (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the federal government or any state, tribal, or local government, by reducing through regulation the amount of coal in the United States that is available for mining; (3) reduce the amount of coal available for domestic consumption or for export; (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal mining and reclamation operations; or (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the value of privately owned coal through regulation.