S 980 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 to provide that the provisions of such Act shall not apply to the surface mining of stone, clay and sand work.

Introduced 1983-04-06· Sponsored by Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB.(1983-04-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to exempt from the provisions of such Act any surface mining of stone, clay, sand, or gravel.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (13)

3 Democrats10 Republicans
Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]WY
Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS]KS
Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]AR
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]NC
Sen. East, John P. [R-NC]NC
Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]SD
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]SC
Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV]NV
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA
Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA]IA
Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]AR
Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE]NE