Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its investigation into the deaths of 9 individuals that occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah.

Bill: 110-hres-836
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2007-12-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commerce
Congressional committees (House)
Congressional investigations
Department of Labor
Depositions
Government Operations and Politics
Government regulation
House Education and Labor
House rules and procedure
Industrial accidents
Law
Mine safety
Miners
Mines and mineral resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subpoena
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: 
Grants the Committee on Education and Labor the authority provided under Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to adopt a rule authorizing and regulating the taking of depositions by its members or counsel, including pursuant to subpoena under Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business), in furtherance of the Committee's investigation into: (1) the deaths of nine individuals that occurred during August 2007 at the Crandall Canyon Mine (also known as the Genwal Mine) near Huntington, Utah; (2 ) the events that may have led to those deaths; (3) the administration of relevant laws by government agencies, including the Department of Labor and the Mine Safety and Health Administration; and (4) other related matters.
 

action_date: 2007-12-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Grants the Committee on Education and Labor the authority provided under Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to adopt a rule authorizing and regulating the taking of depositions by its members or counsel, including pursuant to subpoena under Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business), in furtherance of the Committee's investigation into: (1) the deaths of nine individuals that occurred during August 2007 at the Crandall Canyon Mine (also known as the Genwal Mine) near Huntington, Utah; (2 ) the events that may have led to those deaths; (3) the administration of relevant laws by government agencies, including the Department of Labor and the Mine Safety and Health Administration; and (4) other related matters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H14226)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H14226)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H14226-14117)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 110-473.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 110-473.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Introduced in House