NEGATIVE Climate 119th Congress

H.J.Res.130 CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

Overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (119th Congress)

Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Mineral Leasing Act governs coal royalties; GAO documented below-market rates; independent analyses estimate billions in lost revenue.

30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. — Mineral Leasing Act: governs coal leasing on federal lands

GAO-14-140 (Dec. 2013): found below-market coal royalty rates (effective rate ~11% vs. statutory minimum) and single-bidder lease sales; Headwaters Economics estimated ~$30B in lost revenue over 30 years
43 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. — FLPMA: BLM land management authority

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$640K combined quarterly activity

1 lobbying firm

1 client represented

2025-fourth_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Natural Resources

Government Entities Lobbied

Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Who Hired the Lobbyists

NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

CRA to block coal leasing reform on public lands. Below-market coal royalty rates represent documented subsidies to fossil fuel companies at taxpayer expense.