Bill109th CongressFiled Mar 10, 2005Finance and Financial Sector
S. 594
A bill to amend section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, to preserve the health benefits of certain retired miners.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 10, 2005)
Amends Federal Bankruptcy Law to prohibit the bankruptcy court from terminating or modifying the payment of coal industry health insurance benefits by a Chapter 11 debtor-employer to retired employees if such benefits are required by the Internal Revenue Code to be provided by such debtor-employer as the last operator signatory to a coal wage agreement.
What just happenedMar 10, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA](R-PA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 10, 2005
- Mar 10, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 10, 2005IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2487-2488)
- Mar 10, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate