Reestablishes the National Coal Council to advise the Energy Department

§1What it does

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This bill would direct the Department of Energy to reestablish the National Coal Council, an advisory group first set up in 1984 that made recommendations to the department on coal and the coal industry.^2,3,4 The council would operate under the charter it had on November 19, 2021, and would follow the federal law governing advisory committees, except for that law's requirement that such committees be renewed every two years.^3,4

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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