3.0.0
6461
2025-12-05T08:23:00Z
2025-12-05T08:23:00Z
House
H
HR
2023-11-21
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6461
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 6461.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.''The single subject of this legislation is:To ensure that claims for benefits under the Black LungBenefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, tobetter protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as``black lung disease''), and for other purposes.[Page H5903]
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Standing
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Social Security Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2024-12-17T20:50:09Z
  - Referred To
2023-11-21T16:02:35Z
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Education and Workforce Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-11-21T16:02:30Z

- Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
118
3304
S
2023-11-15
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2024-12-17
  - hswm01
Social Security Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committee
- 2023-11-21
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Ways and Means Committee
- 2023-11-21
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsed00
Education and Workforce Committee
- 2023-11-21
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2023-11-21
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- C001090
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Matt
Cartwright
D
PA
8
N
- S000185
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Robert
Scott
D
VA
C. "Bobby"
3
2023-11-21
True
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Alma
Adams
D
NC
S.
12
2023-11-21
True
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Morgan
McGarvey
D
KY
3
2023-11-29
False
- L000602
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
Summer
Lee
D
PA
L.
12
2024-01-18
False
- W000826
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Susan
Wild
D
PA
7
2024-01-29
False
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
2023-12-20T00:45:15Z

Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:35:09Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
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To ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as "Black lung disease"), and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:55:34Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-11-21T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr6461ih/xml/BILLS-118hr6461ih.xml
2024-12-17
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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