{"bill":{"id":"119-s-3045","congress":119,"type":"S","number":3045,"title":"COAL Act of 2025","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2025-10-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000571","fullName":"Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]","party":"R","state":"WY","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-10-23","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-10-23","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-23","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025 or the COAL Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)&nbsp;to process certain pending applications to lease&nbsp;coal mineral estates owned by the federal government&nbsp;in order to develop coal.</p><p>If the environmental review process under the&nbsp;National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has commenced for an application, then the BLM must publish a draft environmental assessment and any applicable implementing regulations, finalize the fair market value of the coal tract for which a lease by application is pending, take all intermediate actions necessary to grant the application, and grant the application.</p><p>With respect to previously awarded coal leases, the BLM must grant any additional approvals required for mining activities to commence.</p><p>Finally, the bill nullifies the Department of the Interior's&nbsp;Secretarial Order 3338, which placed a hold on most new federal coal leases&nbsp;until the BLM completes a comprehensive review of&nbsp;the federal coal program.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-09T19:51:27Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":423,"ts":"2026-04-15T19:13:26.303Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=COAL%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}