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Miners Pension Protection Act

Introduced: May 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 11, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Miners Pension Protection Act

This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families.

The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes (including to the UMWA Health Plans).

The bill also: (1) prohibits the pension plan from making certain changes to benefits during any year in which a transfer is received, and (2) establishes additional reporting requirements for the plan.

As an offset, the bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the authority of Treasury to collect certain customs user fees.

What's happening now May 11, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 179 Related bill Miners Protection Act of 2017
  • S 175 Related bill Miners Protection Act of 2017
  • HR 3913 Related bill American Miners Pension Act of 2017
  • S 1911 Related bill American Miners Pension Act of 2017
  • HR 4426 Related bill Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
  • HR 2713 Related bill Miners Pension Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 15, 2017
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 11, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 11, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 11, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 11, 2017
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 11, 2017
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 11, 2017
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 11, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 11, 2017
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 11, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 11, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1105: Miners Pension Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1105/
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"S. 1105: Miners Pension Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1105/.
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