# 114-hr-5500: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

114-hr-5500, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5500
- Congress: 114
- Title: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Introduced: 2016-06-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation. Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation must be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government than a surety or collateral bond program. The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bonds to minimize the financial liability to the federal or state government.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5500)

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