US SB3304 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-11-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 15 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-11-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as "black lung disease"), and for other purposes.
Title
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
| Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6461 (Same As) 2024-12-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3304/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s3304/BILLS-118s3304is.pdf |
