A bill to amend the black lung benefits provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act to prevent duplicate awards in the case of certain widows.

Summary

Provides, under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act's black lung benefits provisions, that "widow" does not include a surviving divorced wife who is married. States that no person shall qualify as the widow of more than one miner. (Amends 30 U.S.C. 902 (e))

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Timeline

1. 20 June 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 June 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 June 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 June 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Dent, John H. [D-PA-21] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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