To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 6, 2015)
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.
What just happenedApr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 6, 2015
- Apr 29, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jan 6, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Jan 6, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House