{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-introduces-legislation-to-preserve-national-coal-council-codify-mission-in-law", "Hoeven Introduces Legislation to Preserve National Coal Council, Codify Mission in Law", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", "hoeven", "https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "Hoeven Introduces Legislation to Preserve National Coal Council, Codify Mission in Law\n\nSenator Working to Keep NCC Focused on Development of Coal Resources, Advancing New Innovations\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week reintroduced the National Coal Council Act to preserve the mission of the National Coal Council (NCC) and help secure the future of U.S. coal production. The NCC is a federal advisory committee that provides advice, recommendations and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry:\n\nThe NCC was originally established in 1984 and is comprised of coal producers and consumers, carbon researchers, academics, environmentalists and policy experts.\n\nThe council\u2019s core mission is to advance innovation and technological development, enabling the U.S. to continue making the best use of its abundant coal resources.\n\nThe Biden administration previously allowed the NCC\u2019s charter to expire in November 2021, effectively terminating the organization.\n\nThe Biden administration then replaced the council with an agency focused on advancing Green New Deal-style policies instead of the responsible development and innovative use of coal.\n\nThe Trump administration re-chartered the NCC earlier this year, restoring the council\u2019s original mission.\n\nHoeven\u2019s legislation would permanently extend the NCC\u2019s charter and codify it in law, preventing it from being terminated in the future and preserving the council\u2019s core mission.\n\n\u201cThrough innovation, regulatory relief and the right kind of pro-growth policies, we\u2019re working to make the U.S. truly energy dominant. The affordable, reliable baseload power provided by coal is a critical part of these efforts,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re working to ensure the NCC stays focused on developing our coal resources and advancing new innovations, like we\u2019re doing with Crack the Code 2.0 in North Dakota. By permanently extending its charter, our legislation would preserve the council\u2019s mission and help keep DOE on the right track so the U.S. can continue to utilize its vast coal reserves.\u201d\n\nIn addition to Hoeven, the legislation is cosponsored by Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.). Representative Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) sponsored companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-introduces-legislation-to-preserve-national-coal-council-codify-mission-in-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.434770878404379, "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"}