S. 3450: Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act

Plain summary

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 quantity of coal in the United States that is available for mining; (3) reduce the quantity 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.

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Official text

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · 21 cosponsors

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John Barrasso (R-WY), John Hoeven (R-ND), Mike Lee (R-UT), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3450.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s3450 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112