Senate Bill 757
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 16, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
757
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
March 16, 2021
03/16/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/16/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:42 PM