US HB934 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-5)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-23 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-23 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer additional funds to provide health benefits for retired coal miners. The bill adds miners affected by 2018 coal company bankruptcies to the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that Treasury must transfer under current law to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan.
Title
Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-23 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| 2019-10-23 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-10-23 | House | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. |
| 2019-07-24 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| 2019-02-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
| 2019-01-31 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2019-01-31 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB27 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2788 (Related) 2019-11-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2788 (Related) 2019-11-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Labor and employment
Mining
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Labor and employment
Mining
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/934/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr934/BILLS-116hr934ih.pdf |
