# 114-hr-3734: Mining Schools Enhancement Act

114-hr-3734, Mining Schools Enhancement Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] (R-NV); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3734
- Congress: 114
- Title: Mining Schools Enhancement Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.
- Introduced: 2015-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] (R-NV)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Mining Schools Enhancement Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to require the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior to ensure that at least 70% of specified amounts available for projects relating to the environmental impacts of surface coal mining is expended to fund activities of mining and mineral engineering programs at mining schools in the United States. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement shall ensure that such activities relate to conventional fuel resource development and production.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2015-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-2400: SIGMA Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3734 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3734)

## Related
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3880)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-2400: SIGMA Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2400)
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