H.R. 4068

Summary

H.R. 4068, the Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 23, 2025 by Rep. Mike Collins (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, and last saw action on Sep 3, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 4068 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 4068 IH: Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4068  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 23, 2025   Mr. Collins  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to identify existing and potential categorical exclusions related to the production and export of coal.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act  .
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Identification of existing and potential categorical exclusions related to the production and export of coal
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall identify to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate any existing and potential categorical exclusions pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), increased reliance on and adoption of which by other Federal agencies pursuant to section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4336c ) could further the production and export of coal.

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to identify existing and potential categorical exclusions related to the production and export of coal.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Collins (R) sponsors H.R. 4068, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Mike Collins

Rep. · R–GA-10 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 23, 2025

Nicholas Begich

Rep. · R–AK-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 8, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4068 went before 2 committees: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 3, 2025 · 15 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jun 23, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4068 has taken 4 actions since Jun 23, 2025, the latest on Sep 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4068 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4068 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act — Display Title
• Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of the Interior to identify existing and potential categorical exclusions related to the production and export of coal. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4068 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Transportation, Clean Air and Water (quality), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Defense.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 30.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4068 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4068’s is Environmental Protection.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4068 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Coal to Mining.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com