Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 25, 1999
Small Mine Advocacy Review Panel Act - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to treat small mine operators as small entities for purposes of certain data gathering procedures.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported to Senate by Senator Jeffords under the authority of the order of 11/19/1999 without amendment. With written report No. 106-227. Additional and Minority views filed.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported to Senate by Senator Jeffords under the authority of the order of 11/19/1999 without amendment. With written report No. 106-227. Additional and Minority views filed.
Committee on HELP. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5955-5956)
Introduced in Senate
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