United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5785 (111th)
Mine Worker Safety Hotline Accessibility Act
Introduced
20 July 2010
Last action
13 October 2010 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sponsors
Carol Shea-Porter
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Mine Worker Safety Hotline Accessibility Act - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require: (1) the Secretary of Labor to provide all coal and other mine operators plastic wallet cards, refrigerator magnets, and other similar devices containing the toll-free telephone number and appropriate website address of the national hazard reporting hotline; and (2) each operator to ensure that each miner and miner community receives such devices in order to facilitate the reporting of mine accidents, incidents, injuries, illnesses, possible violations of such Act or of mandatory health and safety standards or plans, or other mine safety and health concerns.
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Timeline
20 July 2010
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 October 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 July 2010 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 July 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 July 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 July 2010
Sponsors
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5785
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5785
- us · 111-hr-5785 · source updated 23 March 2026