S 594 · 109th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

A bill to amend section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, to preserve the health benefits of certain retired miners.

Introduced 2005-03-10· Sponsored by Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2005-03-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican