SRES545
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to withou…
A resolution designating December 6, 2025, as "National Miners Day".
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced Dec 11, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version ATSWhereas miners daily risk life and limb in their labors;
Whereas the miners of the United States have labored long and hard over the existence of the United States to make it the economically strong, militarily secure Nation that it is today;
Whereas miners and their families have achieved, provided, and sacrificed so much for the betterment of their fellow citizens;
Whereas miners have struggled, in their lives and in their work, to obtain health and safety protections;
Whereas the terrible mining tragedy at Monongah, West Virginia, that occurred on December 6, 1907, is recognized for causing the greatest loss of lives in the industrial history of the United States, and this tragedy helped launch the national effort to secure the safety and health of our miners that continues to this day; and
Whereas still today miners risk life and limb in their labors: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
designates December 6, 2025, as National Miners Day, in appreciation, honor, and remembrance of the accomplishments and sacrifices of the miners of the United States; and
encourages the people of the United States to participate in local and national activities celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.
Whereas the miners of the United States have labored long and hard over the existence of the United States to make it the economically strong, militarily secure Nation that it is today;
Whereas miners and their families have achieved, provided, and sacrificed so much for the betterment of their fellow citizens;
Whereas miners have struggled, in their lives and in their work, to obtain health and safety protections;
Whereas the terrible mining tragedy at Monongah, West Virginia, that occurred on December 6, 1907, is recognized for causing the greatest loss of lives in the industrial history of the United States, and this tragedy helped launch the national effort to secure the safety and health of our miners that continues to this day; and
Whereas still today miners risk life and limb in their labors: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
designates December 6, 2025, as National Miners Day, in appreciation, honor, and remembrance of the accomplishments and sacrifices of the miners of the United States; and
encourages the people of the United States to participate in local and national activities celebrating and honoring the contributions of miners.
Legislative Timeline
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Introduced in Senate
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8696-8697; text: CR S8677)