Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2002

Summary

Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2002 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) 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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Timeline

1. 26 June 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6130)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 June 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 June 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6129-6130)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 June 2002 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 June 2002

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 June 2002

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 June 2002

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Sponsors

• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
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