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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected.

Introduced: January 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 5, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in the event Congress drafts provisions to amend or repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the provisions of PPACA that restored the original eligibility requirements for black lung benefits should be preserved and protected.

What's happening now January 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 5, 2017
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 26: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-26/
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"H. Res. 26: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-26/.
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H. Res. 26, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-26/.
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[H. Res. 26: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-26/)
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