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Office of the Solicitor
Division of Mine Safety and Health


Legislative History of the
Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
and the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969


The following documents are posted for informational purposes and are not official copies. The official Legislative history of the 1977 Mine Act may be found in "Legislative History of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977", prepared for the Subcommittee on Labor of the Committee on Human Resources, United States Senate, July 1978. The official Legislative history of the 1969 Coal Act may be found in "Legislative History, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act", prepared by the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. Both volumes are published by the Government Printing Office. If you wish to search one of these documents for a particular key word, click on the document and then use the "Find" function of your browser.

2006 MINER Act
Senate Report No. 109-365


1977 Mine Act
House Report No. 95-312
Senate Report No. 95-181


1969 Coal Act
House Report No. 91-563
Conference Report No. 91-761