3.0.0 2127 2023-01-11T20:21:12Z 2023-01-11T20:21:12Z Senate S S 2007-10-02 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-02T21:28:15Z 2007-10-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-10-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12441) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-10-15 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-11-01 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-04-01 False Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Coal Commerce Counseling Damages Energy Families Family services Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Law Legal ethics Liability (Law) Mental health services Mine safety Miners Nonprofit organizations Social Welfare Torts Labor and Employment 00 2007-10-02 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-11T21:04:45Z Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the MINER Act to require the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, as soon as practicable after being notified of a mining accident involving a mine operator and resulting in a mine emergency response by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), to: (1) designate and publicize the name and phone number of a director of a family support service as a point of contact within the federal government for the families of miners involved and as a liaison between the operator and the families; and (2) designate an independent nonprofit organization with primary responsibility for coordinating the emotional care and support of the miners' families.

Sets forth responsibilities of the MSHA and the designated organization in such an accident.

Prohibits: (1) impeding the ability of MSHA or the designated organization to carry out their responsibilities or the ability of families to have contact with one another; (2) unsolicited communications by attorneys or parties to litigation to injured individuals or their families concerning a potential action for personal injury or wrongful death before the 45th day following the accident date; and (3) preventing a designated organization from providing mental health and counseling services.

Directs operators that are subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to submit to the Secretary of Labor a plan for addressing the needs of the families of miners involved in such accidents. Shields an operator from liability for damages (except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct) in any action brought in a federal or state court arising out of the operator's performance in preparing or providing a miner list pursuant to such plan.

Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop guidelines and recommendations about responding to mining accidents.

]]> Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2127is/xml/BILLS-110s2127is.xml 2007-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.