# 119-s-3045: COAL Act of 2025

119-s-3045, COAL Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3045
- Congress: 119
- Title: COAL Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a mandatory, expedited pathway to approve certain coal lease applications.** This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) steps and grant specified pending coal lease applications that had already begun environmental review. It also would void a 2016 Secretarial Order that limited federal coal leasing. - Coal lease applicants would get required final actions that lead to lease grants. The Secretary must finalize the fair-market value for each qualified coal tract. - Operators with leases already awarded would receive any additional Interior Department approvals needed so mining activities can begin. - For qualified applications without a published draft, the bill would force publication of a draft environmental assessment and any implementing regulations, starting the public comment and regulatory steps. - Section 3 expressly nullifies Secretarial Order 3338 (2016), removing that moratorium constraint on future federal coal leasing actions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster federal coal leasing for applicants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would speed up federal coal leases that were pending when the law is passed. It would define a "coal lease" as a BLM lease on Form 3400-012. It would treat as "qualified" any application pending on enactment that used the BLM lease-by-application process and had NEPA review sta…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-s-135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3045 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3045)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-140)
- [119-s-135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-135)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3045 (as of 2026-09-10).