# H.R. 3015 (119th): National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: advisory_committee. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: coal_industry. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: economic_stewardship. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 278: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is a prudential governance measure. It reestablishes an advisory council and streamlines its charter renewal without directly advancing or restraining a named moral harm. Its merits turn on energy policy judgment, so it is classified as mixed/prudential rather than good or evil.
Theological note: The measure concerns the government's ordinary management of energy policy and advisory structures. Relevant considerations include stewardship of natural resources, honest and diligent labor in the coal sector, and the proper limits of federal advisory bodies. No direct moral harm or moral restraint is named in the text.

## Recorded votes

Roll 278: On Passage. Yea 217 · Nay 209 · Other 6.

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