Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
This bill 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-23 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-23 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-23 | Committee | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2019-07-24 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-02-19 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House committee actions |
| 2019-01-31 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-31 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |