United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 228 (106th)
Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 1999
Introduced
6 January 1999
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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Summary
Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 1999 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to eliminate the exception (with respect to a claim filed after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981) to the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/228
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/228