{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-the-coal-act-during-senate-coal-week/", "Lummis Introduces the COAL Act During Senate \u2018Coal Week\u2019", "2025-10-23", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today led Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) in introducing the Combating Obstruction Against Leasing (COAL) Act. This legislation codifies President Trump\u2019s coal executive order, directing the Secretary of the Interior to expedite coal leasing processes and eliminate administrative delays related to qualified coal lease application. The COAL Act comes during National Coal Week, a resolution led by Senator Lummis to honor the nation\u2019s coal industry.\n\n\u201cDuring National Coal Week, we are recognizing the tireless industry that powers our lives, and that starts with ensuring our coal producers can get projects moving quickly,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cThe COAL Act would officially end the Biden and Obama administrations\u2019 relentless war on coal and restore Wyoming coal as a cornerstone of America\u2019s energy dominance. It\u2019s a new day in the United States, and we must ensure disastrous anti-coal, anti-Wyoming policies designed to destroy coal mining in America are permanently relegated to the ash heap of history where they belong. I applaud President Trump and Secretary Burgum for recognizing coal\u2019s vital role in keeping America\u2019s lights on.\u201d\n\n\u201cCoal is one of the most reliable and affordable sources of baseload power in the country,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cWe need to ensure we have consistent and predictable access to our federal coal resources. Senator Lummis\u2019 COAL Act will prevent future administrations from playing politics and blocking production of this vital energy resource.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Harriett Hageman (R-WY) introduced the companion bill in the House of Representatives in January 2025.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nSpecifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to:\n\n\u2013 Publish environmental assessments and implementing regulations for pending applications\n\n\u2013 Finalize fair market valuations of coal tracts\n\n\u2013 Complete all intermediate steps necessary to approve leases\n\n\u2013 Issue final lease approvals without unnecessary delay\n\nThe bill also nullifies Secretarial Order 3338, issued in 2016, which imposed a moratorium on new federal coal leases.\n\nFor the full bill text, click here.\n\nTo learn more about National Coal Week, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-introduces-the-coal-act-during-senate-coal-week/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8179671131074429, "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"}