I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1778 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2017 Ms. 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.