119th Congress
S. 3491
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tim Kaine(D-VA)
- Introduced
- Dec 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (2)
Original cosponsors (2)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill 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.
Latest action(Dec 16, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 16, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Dec 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate