Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
- Agencies
- Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Type
- Proposed Rule
- Published
- Document number
- 2026-21154
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Summary
In response to a public request, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record and is scheduling a virtual public hearing on the Agency's proposed rule published on July 1, 2025, titled, "Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines."
How it was scored
Democratic to Republican
Leaning Democratic, 57% confidence
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Republican
Economic left to right
Leaning left, 77% confidence
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Libertarian to authoritarian
Mixed, 72% confidence
Libertarian
Authoritarian
Scored by jev-1.13.0 on October 16, 2026. A reading describes what the action does, not who issued it, and is based on the summary. Scores are automated and can be wrong. How scoring works