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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on July 23, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
4 Cosponsors (4 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Casey, Colleagues Secure Coal Miners’ Health Care and Pensions in Must-Pass End of Year Bill”
—
Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 16, 2019
“Warren, Haaland Take Historic Step to Affirm Native Nations’ Ownership of Broadband Spectrum on Their Lands”
—
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
on Jul 27, 2020
History
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Nov 20, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2959 (113th). |
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Sep 29, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2096 (114th). |
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Apr 5, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 855 (115th). |
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Jul 23, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
S. 2205 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2205. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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