Skip to main content
HCONRES 119 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface Mining…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby reaffirms the goals of the Act on its twentieth anniversary, August 3, 1997.

Introduced: July 23, 1997 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 105th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 1 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 119: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby reaffirms the goals of the Act on its twentieth anniversary, August 3, 1997.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-119/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 119: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby reaffirms the goals of the Act on its twentieth anniversary, August 3, 1997.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-119/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 119, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-119/.
Markdown link
[H. Con. Res. 119: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby reaffirms the goals of the Act on its twentieth anniversary, August 3, 1997.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-119/)
Report a problem