Black Lung Benefits Equity Act

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Introduced

3 January 1991

Last action

24 July 1991 · Committee

Status

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]

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26 August 2025

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Summary

Black Lung Benefits Equity Act - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide that, when benefits are paid for at least two years after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of such benefits will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility.

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Timeline

3 January 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Source: Committee
19 April 1991
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Source: Committee
24 April 1991
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
14 May 1991
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
24 July 1991
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Labor.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/451
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