S. 3491 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Dec 16, 2025
119th Congress
1st SessionS. 3491
1st SessionS. 3491
A BILL
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) · Introduced Dec 16, 2025 · Labor and Employment · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 16, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”
Sections
Title I — Black lung benefits · Part A — Improving the process for filing and adjudicating claims for benefits · 8
- Sec. 101Providing assistance with claims for miners and their dependent family membersNo change
- Sec. 102Clarifying eligibility for black lung benefitsNo change
- Sec. 103Development of medical evidence by the SecretaryNo change
- Sec. 104False statements or misrepresentations, attorney disqualification, and discovery sanctionsNo change
- Sec. 105Readjudicating cases involving certain chest radiographsNo change
- Sec. 106Attorneys’ fees and medical expenses payment programNo change
- Sec. 107Restoring adequate benefit adjustments for miners suffering from black lung disease and for their dependent family membersNo change
- Sec. 108Disclosure of employment and earnings information for black lung benefits claimsNo change