Legislative Background on Regulation of Coal
Recent Action by Congress on the Stop the War on Coal Act
Shortly before adjourning to campaign for the November elections, the House approved an energy package designed to limit the power of the Executive Branch to issue regulations on coal. The bill, H.R. 3409, formally titled the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Infrastructure Protection Act, is popularly known as the Stop the War on Coal Act. Passage of H.R. 3409. Representative Bill Johnson (OH-R) introduced H.R. 3409 on November 14, 2011. The bill contains four bills previously passed by the House: H.R. 910, introduced by Representative Fred Upton (MI-R), to prohibit the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from…
