To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.
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HR 130 — To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.
Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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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.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Introduced in House
Sponsors
- Morgan Griffith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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- What does HR 130 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HR 130?
- HR 130 is sponsored by Morgan Griffith (R).
- What is the current status of HR 130?
- This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HR 130?
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