H.R. 3015 · 119th Congress

National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

Introduced on Apr 24, 2025 by Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6). 5 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 19, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 24, 2025
Cosponsors
5
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Coal
  • Department of Energy

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 24, 2025). Public domain.

National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

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.

In addition, the bill removes the requirement under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the council to be re-chartered every two years.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michael A. RulliR-OH-6Sponsor

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Sep 18, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 217–209

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 24, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 24, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 24, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  5. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
  7. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
  9. Jul 2, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-185.
  10. Jul 2, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-185.
  11. Jul 2, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 150.
  12. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  13. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4428)
  14. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  15. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3015.
  16. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  17. Sep 18, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3015, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  18. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4442-4443)
  19. Sep 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 278). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4428: 1)House · Roll call 278
  20. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 278). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4428)House · Roll call 278
  21. Sep 18, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Sep 19, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE13 reports
    $10.6M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  3. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  4. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $87.7M reported (all issues)
  5. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  8. American Pipeline Contractors Association4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  9. Power & Communication Contractors Association4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  10. Emery Sapp & Sons3 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  11. National Mining Association3 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  12. PPL Corporation3 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  13. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.2 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Sierra Club2 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  15. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $179.6K reported (all issues)
  16. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $190K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.