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Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021

Introduced: March 16, 2021 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 16, 2021
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Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021

This bill creates, for the purpose of claims for black lung benefits, a rebuttable presumption that a deceased miner's death was caused by black lung disease if such miner was totally disabled due to black lung disease. It also establishes a program to pay up to a maximum of $4,500 in attorney fees and $3,000 in medical expenses incurred while establishing such claims.

What's happening now March 16, 2021

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

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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Nov 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 757: Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-757/
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"S. 757: Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-757/.
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