S. 5391

Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2026

Sponsor: Tim Kaine · 0 cosponsors

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I Additional inspection and investigation authority

II Enhanced enforcement authority

Sec. 202. Findings of violations

Section 104(d)(1) (30 U.S.C. 814(d)(1)) is amended—

(1) in the first sentence—

(A) by striking any mandatory health or safety standard and inserting any provision of this Act, including any mandatory health or safety standard or regulation promulgated under this Act; and

(B) by striking such mandatory health or safety standards and inserting such provisions, regulations, or mandatory health or safety standards; and

(2) in the second sentence, by striking any mandatory health or safety standard and inserting any provision of this Act, including any mandatory health or safety standard or regulation promulgated under this Act,.

III Penalties

IV Miners’ Rights and Protections

V Modernizing health and safety standards

VI Additional mine safety provisions