H.R. 7872

Summary

H.R. 7872, the To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 9, 2026 by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 7872 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7872 IH: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7872  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 9, 2026   Ms. Hageman  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.
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Bonus payments for certain coal leases issued under Mineral Leasing Act
Section 2(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 201(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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The bonus payments for a lease issued under this subsection under a system of deferred bonus payment shall be payable in 10 equal annual installments, the first of which shall be submitted with the bid for such lease.
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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) sponsors H.R. 7872 alone.

Harriet Hageman

Rep. · R–WY · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7872 went before 2 committees: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Mar 25, 2026 · 15 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Mar 9, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7872 has taken 4 actions since Mar 9, 2026, the latest on Mar 25, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7872 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 7872, as Identical bill.

S 4410A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.Apr 28, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 7872 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7872 in 8 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Clean Air and Water (quality), Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Environment/Superfund.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7872 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7872’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7872 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Coal to Wages and earnings.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7872, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAGEMAN:H.R. 7872.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2477]

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