119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 9, 2025
COAL Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 3, 2025): Subcommittee Hearings Held
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Energy
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 9, 2025)
Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025 or the COAL Act of 2025
This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process certain applications to lease coal mineral estates owned by the federal government in order to develop coal.
If the environmental review process under the 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.
With respect to previously awarded coal leases, the BLM must grant any additional approvals required for mining activities to commence.
Finally, the bill nullifies the Department of the Interior's Secretarial Order 3338, which placed a hold on most new federal coal leases until the BLM completes a comprehensive review of the federal coal program.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$640,000
Spent on own lobbying
…asing Program Mining Land Access Mineral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China Federal Coal Leasing Royalty Relief Permitting Timelines of Mining Projects H.R. 280, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing (COAL) Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 4068, Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act, All Titles H.R. 4090, To codify certain provis…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
Opposed H.R.280, the Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025. Opposed H.R. 4068, the Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act. Opposed the nomination of Lanny Erdos to Directo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$128,864
Spent on own lobbying
…h Resolution H.R. 4515 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act S.1214 / H.R.2486 Heating and Cooling Relief Act H.R.3876 LIHEAP Staffing Support Act H.R. 280 COAL Act H.R. 4096 Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act S.2444/H.R.4714(no bill number yet) End Polluter Welfare Act H.R.4350 - Unearth Americas Future Act H.R. 1047…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$649,000
Spent on own lobbying
…asing Program Mining Land Access Mineral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China Federal Coal Leasing Royalty Relief Permitting Timelines of Mining Projects H.R. 280, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing (COAL) Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 4068, Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act, All Titles H.R. 4090, To codify certain provis…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$760,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China Federal Coal Leasing Royalty Relief Permitting Timelines of Mining Projects National Wildlife Refuge Expansions H.R. 280, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing (COAL) Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 4068, Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act, All Titles H.R. 4090, To codify certain provis…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1130 / H.R. 2457, Mining Schools Act, All Titles H.R. 280, COAL Act of 2025, All Titles H.R. 1206, WEST Act, All Titles S. 544 / H.R. 1366, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 978, Superior National Forest…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing