S 362 119th Congress
A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
This bill authorizes coal to be mined on approximately 800 acres of federal land in Musselshell County, Montana. Specifically, it allows all federal coal reserves in such federal land and leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 to be mined in accordance with the 2020 Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification. The Bull Mountains Mine is operated by Signal Peak Energy.This bill directs the Department of the...
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. With written report No. 119-103.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. With written report No. 119-103.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. With written report No. 119-103. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. With written report No. 119-103. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported to Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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This bill authorizes coal to be mined on approximately 800 acres of federal land in Musselshell County, Montana. Specifically, it allows all federal coal reserves in such federal land and leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 to be mined in accordance with the 2020 Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification. The Bull Mountains Mine is operated by Signal Peak Energy.This bill directs the Department of the Interior, without modification or delay, to approve the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification to the extent necessary to mine such land.
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- Reported to SenateFeb 11, 2026
- Introduced in SenateFeb 3, 2025