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HR 3162 113th Congress House

To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2013 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCoalDisability assistanceMiningWorker safety and health
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Jan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 20, 2013
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action January 22, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) 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.

Applies the amendments made by this Act to claims filed after January 1, 2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3162: To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3162/
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