3.0.0 3586 2023-01-15T08:33:23Z 2023-01-15T08:33:23Z House H HR 2003-11-21 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-11-21T14:03:10Z Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act 108 1756 S 2003-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12846-12849) Related bill CRS 2003-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 N W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2003-11-21 True R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2003-11-21 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2003-11-21 True P000555 Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] DEBORAH PRYCE R OH 15 2003-11-21 True D000549 Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] JENNIFER DUNN R WA 8 2003-11-21 True W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2003-11-21 True H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2003-11-21 True E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2003-11-21 True C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 2003-11-21 True P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND 0 2003-11-21 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2003-12-08 False Health Auditing Authorization Coal Collective bargaining Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Energy Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government trust funds Insurance premiums Interest Labor and Employment Labor contracts Labor unions Law Liability (Law) Managed care Medical economics Miners Mining engineering Pension funds Public Lands and Natural Resources Retiree health benefits Small business Surety and fidelity Trusts and trustees Health 00 2003-11-21 Introduced in House 2003-12-18T20:11:41Z Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize appropriations from the U.S. Treasury to the Combined Fund to: (1) pay any benefit or administrative costs of unassigned beneficiaries of the Combined Fund remaining after the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund transfers; and (2) eliminate any annual deficit in any premium account of the Combined Fund as certified by the Trustees of the Combined Fund. Requires an annual audit of the Combined Fund by the Comptroller General. Provides for the appointment of two trustees by the Secretary of the Treasury to the board of the Fund.

Makes other related revisions, including: (1) modifying premiums; (2) providing for refunds to certain operators; and (3) reductions in annual health benefit premiums to the Fund in the event of a surplus.

Redefines a coal wage agreement as: (1) the 1988 agreement, meaning the collective bargaining agreement between the settlors which became effective on February 1, 1988; and (2) the coal wage agreement, meaning the 1988 agreement and any predecessor to the 1988 agreement.]]>

Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act Display Title Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the health benefits of retired miners and to restore stability and equity to the financing of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund by providing additional sources of revenue to the Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act Introduced in House 2003-11-21T05:00:00Z 2003-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.