US HB130 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim. Applies the amendments made by this Act to claims filed after January 1, 2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010.
Title
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA] | Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH] | Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-04-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
2015-01-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2015-01-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/130/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr130/BILLS-114hr130ih.pdf |