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 stone mining operations or to sand and gravel mining operations.

Introduced

12 March 1979

Last action

12 March 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Sponsors

Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH], Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL], Sen. Long, Russell B. [D-LA], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA]

Subjects

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Source updated

21 April 2025