US SB176 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S343-344)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S343-344)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan to provide health benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General Fund of the Treasury to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan. The Government Accountability Office must study the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and submit to Congress reports analyzing whether federal funds are being spent appropriately by the plan. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal requirements for current and former signatories to labor agreements with the United Mineworkers of America to pay unassigned beneficiaries premiums or backstop premiums if transfers under SMCRA are less than the amount required to be transferred.
Title
HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017
Sponsors
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-17 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S343-344) |
Same As/Similar To
HB1613 (Related) 2017-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Labor and employment
Mining
Coal
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Labor and employment
Mining
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/176/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s176/BILLS-115s176is.pdf |