A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
(LATEST SUMMARY) Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in leasing the coal lands or deposits owned by the United States, to award such leases by competitive bidding. Provides that such leases be issued after adoption of comprehensive land use plans prepared in consultation with State and local governments and with opportunity for public review. Eliminates prospecting permits and preference right leases under the Mineral Leasing Act. Provides that coal leases be for a specified term of 20 years and so long thereafter as coal is annually produced. States that within one year after obtaining a coal lease, lessees must submit a development and reclamation plan which must be followed if approved. Broadens the purposes for which moneys paid to the States can be used and the revenue sharing provision of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 so that, in addition to use for roads and schools, such revenues may also be used for planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on July 9, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 10, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
LEE METCALF (D-MT) introduced it on May 22, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 22, 1974, 19104 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19055 days ago, on July 10, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers