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H.R. 3870

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3870, the COAL POWER Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 10, 2025 by Rep. Troy Downing (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 3870 has 13 co-sponsors.

hb3870/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3870 IH: Combating Overregulation And Limitation of Proven, Operable, Working Energy Resources Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-10
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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.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3870
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 June 10, 2025
  Mr. Downing  (for himself,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Zinke ,  Mr. Shreve ,  Mr. Rogers of Kentucky ,  Mrs. Fedorchak ,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Taylor , and  Mr. Hurd of Colorado ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce
 A BILL
To repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units review of the residual risk and technology review.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Combating Overregulation And Limitation of Proven, Operable, Working Energy Resources Act   or the   COAL POWER Act  .
2.
Repeal of EPA rule
The final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency titled  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review  (89 Fed. Reg. 38508 (May 7, 2024)) shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as if such rule had never taken effect.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-06-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units review of the residual risk and technology review.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Downing (R) sponsors H.R. 3870, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3870 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3870 has taken 2 actions since Jun 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 3870 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3870 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • COAL POWER Act — Display Title
  • COAL POWER Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Combating Overregulation And Limitation of Proven, Operable, Working Energy Resources Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units review of the residual risk and technology review. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3870 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GERALD MULLINS114
JUSTIN PROSSER114
MARTHA NEWELL114
RICHARD RUSSELL114
JAMES YOUNG113
KATIE KINGSLEY111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$76K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3870 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3870’s is Energy.

hr3870/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com