[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1006 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1006

Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Miner's Day to celebrate 
and honor the contributions of miners and encouraging the people of the 
     United States to participate in local and National activities 
         celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2008

   Mr. Rahall (for himself and Mr. Mollohan) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Miner's Day to celebrate 
and honor the contributions of miners and encouraging the people of the 
     United States to participate in local and National activities 
         celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.

Whereas miners daily risk life and limb in their labors;
Whereas the foundations of civilization are constructed from, advanced by, and 
        sustained with, the materials procured with miner's sweat and blood;
Whereas without these selfless and dedicated miners, human society could never 
        have progressed, nor continue to function;
Whereas the miners of the United States have labored long and hard over the more 
        than 231 years of our great country's existence;
Whereas miners and their families have achieved, provided, and sacrificed so 
        much in those 2 centuries;
Whereas the great mining tragedy at Monongah, West Virginia, that occurred on 
        December 6, 1907, is recognized to this day for causing the greatest 
        loss of lives in American industrial history;
Whereas that tragedy helped to launch the National effort to secure the safety 
        and health of our miners;
Whereas the year 2006, 99 years after that tragic event, was marked by a series 
        of mine tragedies that demonstrated the Nation's continued need for 
        vigilance in our mines and resulted in a new law to increase protection 
        of our miners;
Whereas the contributions of miners are so vital to our Nation's well-being yet 
        so often taken for granted; and
Whereas December 6 would be an appropriate date to observe a National Miner's 
        Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of a National Miner's Day 
        to celebrate and honor the contributions of miners; and
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to 
        participate in local and National activities celebrating and 
        honoring the contributions of miners.
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