H.R. 6547: To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.
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H.R. 6547: To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-21 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.
Plain summary
Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to increase from 5 to 10 the minimum number of years of practical mining experience a person selected by the Secretary of Labor for appointment as a mine inspector must have. Requires mine inspectors assigned to the inspection and investigation of individual mines to have at least 2 years previous experience in the particular type of mining operation where such inspections are to be made.
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Official text
To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6547.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6547 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112