S 3505 · 119th Congress · Labor and Employment

Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-12-16· Sponsored by Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2025-12-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3505 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3505 To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2025 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE BENEFITS PROCESS FOR SURVIVORS OF MINERS WHOSE DEATHS WERE DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS. (a) Rebuttable Presumptions for a Death Due to Pneumoconiosis.-- (1) …

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