H.R.2768 - S-MINER Act

To establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)

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  • Short: S-MINER Act as introduced.
  • Short: Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: S-MINER Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: S-MINER Act as passed house.
  • Official: To establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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07/31/11
H.R. 2768 - OpenCongress

Chris Dunn points out to me a column by Keynesian economist Dean Baker where he endorses Ron Paul's introduction of a Congressional bill (HR 2768) that would abolish $1.6 trillion of debt owed by the Treasury to the Federal Reserve. ... I support H.R.2

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01/06/09
The Writing Corner: Sandra Day O'Connor

... Gurney Norman (1); Gypsy Meltdown (1); H.R. 2768 (1); h.r.297.07 (1); h.r.96.07 (1); habeas (1); Harlan Coben (1); Hayden Carruth (1); health (2); health insurance (1); healthcare (4); Heather McHugh (1); Helen Thomas (1) ...

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01/02/09
The Writing Corner: Obama's Transition Site

... Gurney Norman (1); Gypsy Meltdown (1); H.R. 2768 (1); h.r.297.07 (1); h.r.96.07 (1); habeas (1); Harlan Coben (1); Hayden Carruth (1); health (2); health insurance (1); healthcare (4); Heather McHugh (1); Helen Thomas (1) ...

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12/24/08
The Writing Corner: Happy holidays?

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/24/08
The Writing Corner: Studs, We Miss You

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/24/08
The Writing Corner: Lieberman

... Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/23/08
The Writing Corner: Drezner: Public Intellectuals 2.0

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/18/08
The Writing Corner: The Right Latches Onto Obama and Coal

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/14/08
NFIB.com - Report on the 110th Congress: Small Business Victories

In opposing H.R. 2768, the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, NFIB successfully blocked a proposal that would have bypassed a more deliberative process used to set exposure limits on certain substances in the ...

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12/14/08
The Writing Corner: Obama's Aunt: Is This the October Surprise?

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/11/08
The Writing Corner: Obama's Aunt: Is this the final smear?

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/10/08
The Writing Corner: Alaska's Senator Ted Steven Found Guilty on ...

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/08/08
The Writing Corner: The Economic Divide Widens

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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12/06/08
Deeper Inside the Mountain: 111th Congress - Democratic fault lines

House Votes - H.R. 2768: S-MINER Act · House Suspension Votes (January 16, 2008) · 110th Congress, Second Session - House Reconvenes · New Public Laws · 110th Congress, Second Session Agenda - No Child L.. ...

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12/01/08
The Writing Corner: Yes, Virginia, there was no 6'4" Black man

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/29/08
The Writing Corner: Virgina Literary Awards

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/29/08
The Writing Corner: Republicans sue Brunner. Again.

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/25/08
The Writing Corner: Jordanian poet Islam Samhan arrested

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/25/08
The Writing Corner: Even the Republicans Desert Hatemongering Bachmann

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11/17/08
The Writing Corner: Oat Cherry Bread

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/15/08
The Writing Corner: Man on Wire

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/12/08
AFS – EH&S Issues 2008 (Part 2) - Column - Industrial Heating

Mining PELs – The Supplemental Miner Act (HR 2768) would amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 in a number of areas. AFS staffers identified one aspect of this legislation that could set a precedent for many industries ...

Source: IH - Column
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11/09/08
The Writing Corner: Wendell Berry: Speech Against the State ...

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/09/08
The Writing Corner: Voter Purges

... glass ceiling (1); Global Network of Dreams (1); Gnomon Press (1); Gnooks (1); Good Jobs First (1); gravel (1); great britain (1); greenwash (1); growth (1); Guillaume Canet (1); gun laws (3); Gurney Norman (1); H.R. 2768 (1) ...

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11/03/08
AFS – EH&S Issues 2008 (Part 2) - Column - Industrial Heating

Mining PELs – The Supplemental Miner Act (HR 2768) would amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 in a number of areas. AFS staffers identified one aspect of this legislation that could set a precedent for many industries ...

Source: IH - Column
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09/30/08
Young on Worker Protections

[VOTED NO on HR 2768, Vote #10, 1/16/08; Congressional Quarterly]. Young voted to strip overtime protection from millions of workers. [NO on vote to block the stripping of overtime protection: HR 2660, Vote #351, 7/10/2003] Young voted ...

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09/29/08
Major MINER Act Reform Bill Passes House Committee -- Occupational ...

HR 2768 would halve permissible dust exposure limits, mandate stronger seals, set up independent disaster investigations, and require random inspections of self-contained self rescuer devices.

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09/27/08
Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act clears Congress ...

HR 2768, aka the NAHASDA has made it through Congress.....but there's an interesting twist to the story. The Cherokee Tribe says the descendents of Freedmen (escaped black slaves who were taken into the tribe circa the Civil War) are ...

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09/25/08
NAHASDA clears Congress with Freedmen provision

The Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act cleared Congress on Thursday with a provision aimed at resolving a hot political issue. The provision in HR2768 allows the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to receive federal funds while ...

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08/10/08
allen for congress for immediate release august 7, 2008 contact ...

... alternative energy tax incentive bill (hr 6049), the unequal pay bill (hr 1338), and workplace safety legislation such as the s-miner act (hr 2768) and establishing further osha safety regulations for combustibles (hr 5522). ...

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