legislation: 107-s-2685
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| 107-s-2685 | 107 | s | 2685 | Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2002 | Labor and Employment | 2002-06-26 | 2002-06-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6129-6130) | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2002 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim. | 2025-08-19T17:31:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2685 |