HR 228 · 106th Congress · Labor and Employment

Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.(1999-01-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 1999 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to eliminate the exception (with respect to a claim filed after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981) to 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.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat