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H.R. 3413 101st Congress House

Coal Industry Health Benefit Stabilization Act of 1989

Official title: To provide for stabilization of the process of providing coal industry health benefits, to clarify Federal tax treatment of the transfer of excess coal pension… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for stabilization of the process of providing coal industry health benefits, to clarify Federal tax treatment of the transfer of excess coal pension plan assets to coal health plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 1989 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CoalCoke industryEmployee benefit plansHealth insurance
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Oct 5, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 5, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 5, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coal Industry Health Benefit Stabilization Act of 1989 - Authorizes the transfer of surplus assets from a coal industry pension plan to a coal industry health benefits plan, under specified conditions, without certain adverse effects in tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code.

Obliges specified employers to continue to contribute to multiemployer coal industry health benefits plans.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall diminish or adversely affect any cause of action of such a plan, or its board of trustees, against an employer for contributions based on a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and a labor organization which is a settlor of the plan.

Directs the United Mine Workers of America and the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association to report by February 1, 1994, on the effect of this Act on the delivery of retiree health benefits in the bituminous coal industry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3413: Coal Industry Health Benefit Stabilization Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3413/
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"H.R. 3413: Coal Industry Health Benefit Stabilization Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3413/.
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