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Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019

Introduced: November 22, 2019 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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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
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 23, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 October 23, 2019

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 27 Related bill American Miners Act of 2019
  • S 2788 Related bill Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 21 Republican 4
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 6, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Nov 22, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 12, 2019
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 1, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 16, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 19, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 19, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 25, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 31, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 934: Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-934/
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"H.R. 934: Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-934/.
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