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H.R. 4635 (98th)

Coal Export Enhancement Act of 1984

Original

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 January 1984

Last action

3 February 1984 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

Sponsors

Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3], Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

29 August 2025

Energy

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Summary

Coal Export Enhancement Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, a Federal Coal Export Commission which shall meet at least four times a year for consultation on activities leading to increased cooperation among entities involved in U.S. coal exports, with the goal of expanding the U.S. share of the international coal market. Requires the Commission to examine the potential for small- and medium- sized coal companies to enter the export coal trade through export trading companies. Requires the Commission to submit its report to the President and the Congress within two years of its first meeting. Terminates the Commission upon submission of its report.

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Timeline

  1. 24 January 1984

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 January 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 January 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 February 1984

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

    Source: Committee

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