S. 5391
Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2026
Sponsor: Tim Kaine · 0 cosponsors
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Text of the bill
I Additional inspection and investigation authority
II Enhanced enforcement authority
III Penalties
IV Miners’ Rights and Protections
V Modernizing health and safety standards
VI Additional mine safety provisions
Section 503 (30 U.S.C. 953(a)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking , in coordination with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Secretary of the Interior,;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking and after the semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
(4) to assist such State in developing and implementing any certification program for coal or other mines required for compliance with section 118.
; and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1970, and $10,000,000 annually in each succeeding fiscal year and inserting $20,000,000 for each fiscal year.