WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced legislation on June 4, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 6. H.R. 8614. A bill to authorize the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to carry out a study to examine the potential relationship between increased health risks and living in proximity to sites that have been or are being mined for surface coal deposits, and the potential human health effects of surface coal mining operations in Central Ap more ST