Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935

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The Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. law aimed at stabilizing the coal industry through price regulation and labor standards, later struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional.

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instanceOf New Deal legislation
United States federal statute
affectedIndustry bituminous coal mining
alsoKnownAs Guffey Coal Act
challengedInCase Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
constitutionalBasisClaimed Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
linked to: Commerce Clause
country United States
createdBody Bituminous Coal Commission
National Bituminous Coal Commission
declaredUnconstitutionalIn Carter v. Carter Coal Co.
enactedBy 74th United States Congress
enforcementMechanism tax on bituminous coal production
tax rebate for compliance with code
historicalContext post-National Industrial Recovery Act regulatory efforts
impact influenced later federal regulation of extractive industries
prompted clarification of limits of federal commerce power
judicialOutcome held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States
laborProvision collective bargaining protections for miners
maximum hours for coal miners
minimum wages for coal miners
prohibition of child labor in coal mines
legalStatus invalidated
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
namedAfter Joseph F. Guffey
partOf New Deal
policyType industrial regulation
labor regulation
purpose improve wages and working conditions for coal miners
reduce destructive competition in coal markets
regulate prices of bituminous coal
stabilize the bituminous coal industry
region United States bituminous coal-producing states
regulatoryMechanism code of fair competition for bituminous coal
marketing regulations for coal producers
minimum price schedules for coal
relatedTo Guffey-Vinson Coal Act of 1937
National Industrial Recovery Act
replacedBy Guffey-Vinson Coal Act of 1937
sector energy
mining
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
signingPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectMatter bituminous coal industry
coal price regulation
labor standards in coal mining
timePeriod Great Depression
unconstitutionalityReason attempted to regulate local production rather than interstate commerce
exceeded Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause

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74th United States Congress passed Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 alsoKnownAs Guffey Coal Act
linked to: Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 createdBody Bituminous Coal Commission
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Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 createdBody National Bituminous Coal Commission
linked to: Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 relatedTo Guffey-Vinson Coal Act of 1937
linked to: Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 replacedBy Guffey-Vinson Coal Act of 1937
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Carter v. Carter Coal Co. holding the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 was unconstitutional in relevant part
linked to: Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. statuteInvolved Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
Joseph F. Guffey notableWork Guffey Coal Act
linked to: Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935