HR 934
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Mining
Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
Introduced: January 31, 2019
Introduced by:
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Democratic
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 23, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 23, 2019
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jul 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 31, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer additional funds to provide health benefits for retired coal miners. The bill adds miners affected by 2018 coal company bankruptcies to the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that Treasury must transfer under current law to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committees of jurisdiction
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