HR 451
102th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Administrative remedies
Black lung
Coal
Disability evaluation
Workers' compensation
Black Lung Benefits Equity Act
Introduced: January 3, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 1991
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Labor.
May 14, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 24, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Plain-English summary
Black Lung Benefits Equity Act - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide that, when benefits are paid for at least two years after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of such benefits will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility.
What's happening now
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1