Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titles Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977
Long title An Act to promote safety and health in the mining industry, to prevent recurring disasters in the mining industry, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial) FMSHA, MSHA
Nicknames Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act
Enacted by the 95th United States Congress
Effective March 9, 1978
Citations
Public law 95-164
Statutes at Large 91 Stat. 1290
Codification
Acts amended Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969
Titles amended 30 U.S.C.: Mineral Lands and Mining
U.S.C. sections amended 30 U.S.C. ch. 22 § 801 et seq.
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 717 by Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) on February 11, 1977
  • Committee consideration by Senate Human Resources
  • Passed the Senate on June 21, 1977 (78-18)
  • Passed the House on July 15, 1977 (244-88, in lieu of H.R. 4287)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on October 3, 1977; agreed to by the Senate on October 6, 1977 (agreed) and by the House on October 27, 1977 (376-35)
  • Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1977

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-164) amended the Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969. It can be found in the United States Code under Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, Chapter 22, Mine Safety and Health.

The S. 717 legislation was passed by the 95th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1977.[1]

The law of the United States enacted on November 9, 1977 took effect one hundred and twenty days later.

Main provisions

See also

References

  1. Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 Statement on Signing S. 717 Into Law.," November 9, 1977". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

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