H.R. 4248: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

Plain summary

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund fees and expands the payments from the fund for abandoned coal mine cleanups. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to reimburse states and tribal governments from the fund for the emergency restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse effects of coal mining practices; extends the authority for Interior to collect reclamation fees through FY2036; increases from $3 million to $5 million the minimum amount of funds that Interior must award annually to certain states and Indian tribes that have an approved abandoned mine reclamation program; and exempts certain payments from budget sequestration and requires Interior to disburse previously sequestered amounts to states and tribes.

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Official text

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · 29 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4248, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019 (2020-07-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4248.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4248 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116