{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-introduces-coal-power-act", "Downing Introduces COAL POWER Act", "2025-06-10", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Troy Downing", "D000634", "downing.house.gov", "downing", "https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Combating Overregulation and Limitation of Proven, Operable, Working Energy Resources (COAL POWER) Act. This bill builds upon President Trump\u2019s efforts to provide regulatory relief for America\u2019s energy producers by rolling back the 2024 Biden-era Mercury, Air Toxins Standards (MATS) rule to the standard under the first Trump Administration and states that the 2024 rule shall have no force or effect.\n\n\u201cFor too long, overly burdensome regulatory policy has threatened U.S. energy dominance,\u201d said Congressman Downing. \u201cPresident Trump recognized this and took swift action to rescind a Biden-era rule that places unfair constraints on American coal plants like the Colstrip plant in Rosebud County. My bill codifies this action and provides certainty for my constituents who depend on the economic output and affordable, reliable energy that Colstrip provides.\u201d\n\nRead text of the COAL POWER Acthere.\n\nOriginal cosponsors of the COAL POWER Act include:\n\nRep. Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05), Rep. Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL), Rep. Jefferson Shreve (IN-06), Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26), and Rep. David Taylor (OH-02).\n\nBackground:\n\nOn May 7, 2024, the Biden EPA finalized a rule strengthening the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).\n\nThe rule specifically targets coal-fired power plants like Colstrip.\n\nIt mandates compliance using emissions-control technologies that are not yet commercially viable.\n\nThe short compliance timeline and high implementation costs would force Colstrip to shut down.\n\nOn April 8, President Trump issued an Executive Proclamation exempting Colstrip and other coal plants from the rule until 2029.\n\nThe COAL POWER Act codifies and expands upon the President\u2019s Executive Proclamation by rolling back the 2024 Mercury, Air Toxins Standards (MATS) rule to the standard under the first Trump Administration and states that the 2024 rule shall have no force or effect.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-introduces-coal-power-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1015599593520164, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}