To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

Harriet M. Hageman

Republican · WY · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Subcommittee Hearings Held

2026-03-25

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This bill would change how the federal government collects upfront payments from companies that lease public land to mine coal, likely adjusting the bonus amounts that coal companies must pay when they win the right to extract coal from federal property. The changes would affect coal mining companies and potentially alter how much money the government receives from these leases. The bill is currently being reviewed in a subcommittee to determine whether these payment adjustments are appropriate.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7872 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7872 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2026 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. BONUS PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN COAL LEASES ISSUED UNDER MINERAL LEASING ACT. Section 2(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(6) The bonus payments for a lease issued under this subsection under a system of deferred bonus payment shall be payable in 10 equal annual installments, the first of which shall be submitted with the bid for such lease.''. <all>

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