{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-3015","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 3015","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-04-24","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-09-18","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h278","question":"On Passage","title":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act","result":"Passed","yea":217,"nay":209,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll278.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","date":"2025-09-19"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-04-24","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, the bill removes the requirement under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the council to be re-chartered every two years."}],"words":78},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Energy to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy under its charter in effect on November 19, 2021, and sets how federal advisory committee law applies to it.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#HDD3B668671C243CD8C5AC2081744B5F2"}]},"core_areas":["Reestablishment of the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy","Application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the National Coal Council"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Energy to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#HDD3B668671C243CD8C5AC2081744B5F2"}},{"text":"Requires the reestablishment to follow the charter for the National Coal Council that was in effect on November 19, 2021.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#HDD3B668671C243CD8C5AC2081744B5F2"}},{"text":"Applies chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (the Federal Advisory Committee Act), and section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code, to the National Coal Council.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#HDD3B668671C243CD8C5AC2081744B5F2"}},{"text":"Provides that section 1013 of title 5, United States Code, does not apply to the National Coal Council.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#HDD3B668671C243CD8C5AC2081744B5F2"}},{"text":"Names the Act the \"National Coal Council Reestablishment Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#H2A5F4AF550D7447FA16F1F96719B89F7"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh#HDD3B668671C243CD8C5AC2081744B5F2"},"heading":"National Coal Council","effect":"Directs reestablishment of the National Coal Council and applies the Federal Advisory Committee Act to it, but states that the termination provision of that Act, section 1013 of title 5, does not apply to the Council.","amount":null,"quote":"Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the National Coal Council."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-09-18","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3015/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-3015.png","v":"ce464123f8cb","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3015, 119th Congress: National Coal Council Reestablishment Act. House: 217 Yea, 209 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 18 Sep 2025."}}