United States · Bill · S
S. 757 (117th)
Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021
Introduced
16 March 2021
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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21 April 2025
Summary
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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 March 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/757
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/757