H.R. 1778 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1778 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2017Ms. Cheney (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Rothfus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes. 1. Congressional approval for order by Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing An order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall have no force or effect unless— (1) the Secretary submits to Congress the proposed order; and (2) a joint resolution that approves the order is enacted within 30 legislative days after the proposed order is received by Congress.