House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Rahall D-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2000
- Committee actionJul 26, 2000
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 7, 2000 — House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 15, 2000.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4144.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4144, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century” on September 19, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 26, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 19, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12655
- CBO publication date
- September 19, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4144, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/4144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-1014 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 27, 2000.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 27, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/1014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4144, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/4144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 15 Democrats
6 of 21 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Baron Hill (D-IN), Tim Holden (D-PA), Ron Klink (D-PA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ken Lucas (D-KY), Frank Mascara (D-PA), Alan Mollohan (D-WV), John Murtha (D-PA), Bob Ney (R-OH), John Peterson (R-PA), David Phelps (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Ted Strickland (D-OH), Edward Whitfield (R-KY), Bob Wise (D-WV).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall.
- H.R. 3646 (106th) For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.
- H.R. 4441 (106th) Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act of 2000
- H.R. 410 (106th) Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1999
- H.R. 2354 (106th) To grant a federal charter to the Association of American State Geologists.
- H.R. 228 (106th) Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 1999
- H.R. 428 (106th) For the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.