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H.R. 3015

U.S. HouseIn Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 3015, the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 24, 2025 by Rep. Michael Rulli (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Sep 19, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


Record

Text

H.R. 3015 has 5 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb3015/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3015 EH: National Coal Council Reestablishment Act
U.S. House of Representatives
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3015
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act .
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. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-24
  2. Passed House2025-09-18
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 24, 2025

hb3015/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/24/2025)

National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the National Coal Council and directs the Department of Energy to reestablish the council in accordance with the charter that was in effect on November 19, 2021. Established in 1984, the council made recommendations to DOE on matters relating to coal and the coal industry.

In addition, the bill removes the requirement under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the council to be re-chartered every two years.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Rulli (R) sponsors H.R. 3015, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3015 went before 3 committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce and Energy Subcommittee.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Sep 19, 2025 · 314 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Jul 2, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Energy Subcommittee
Energy Subcommittee
Reported by · Jun 5, 2025

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3015, the latest H. Rept. 119-185.

Actions

H.R. 3015 has taken 20 actions since Apr 24, 2025, the latest on Sep 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 19, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Sep 18, 202513:21
House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4428)
Sep 18, 202513:21
House
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
Sep 18, 202513:23
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3015.
Sep 18, 202514:01
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Votes

H.R. 3015 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Sep 18, 2025 at 217209.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Sep 18, 2025
House
On Passage
217
209

1 bill is related to H.R. 3015.

HRES 707Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.Mar 25, 2026 · Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1131, H.Res. 707 is amended. · Related bill

Titles

H.R. 3015 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • National Coal Council Reestablishment Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • National Coal Council Reestablishment Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • National Coal Council Reestablishment Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • National Coal Council Reestablishment Act — Display Title
  • National Coal Council Reestablishment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3015, the latest on Aug 11, 2025.


Lobbying

16 clients hired 17 firms and 177 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3015 in 73 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Telecommunications, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEGeneral business - investor owned electric utilitiesDistrict of Columbia314$430K
AMERICAN PIPELINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIONTrade association representing contractors and suppliers in pipeline constructionMaryland16$480K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.District of Columbia16
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICOregon16
POWER & COMMUNICATION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIONTrade association representing contractors and suppliers involved in utility constructionMaryland15$250K
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSDistrict of Columbia15
CMS ENERGY CORPDistrict of Columbia15
FIRSTENERGY CORPOhio15
XCEL ENERGY INCDistrict of Columbia15
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia14
EMERY SAPP & SONSConstructionMissouri13$10K
PPL CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia13
PUGET SOUND ENERGYWashington12
SIERRA CLUBCalifornia12
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONnonprofit advocacy organizationDistrict of Columbia11
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 177.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$2.6M1st Quarter - Amendme…
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$2.6M1st Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$2.3M4th Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$2M2nd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$2M3rd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2026 first_quarter$960K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$649K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$640K4th Quarter - Report
FIRSTENERGY CORPFIRSTENERGY CORP2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2025 second_quarter$535K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3015 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3015’s is Energy.

hr3015/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3015 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Department of Energy.

hr3015/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCoalDepartment of Energy

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3015, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 69 (Thursday, April 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RULLI:H.R. 3015.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1625]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com