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Miners Protection Act of 2016
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 16, 2016
Latest Action
November 16, 2016
Primary Sponsor
Orrin G. HatchRepublican(UT)
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Miners Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General Fund of the Treasury to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan. (Under current law, transfers are calculated by taking into account beneficiaries that actually enrolled in the plan as of December 31, 2006, and who are eligible to receive benefits under the plan on the first day of the calendar year for which the transfer is made.) The expanded group includes: (1) beneficiaries actually enrolled in the plan as of the date of enactment of this bill and who are eligible for benefits on the first day of the calendar year for which the transfer is made, and (2) beneficiaries whose health benefits would be denied or reduced as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015. A voluntary employees' beneficiary association (VEBA) established as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding described above must transfer to the plan any amounts received as a result of the bankruptcy proceeding, reduced by the amount of the VEBA's administrative costs. Transfers by Treasury are reduced by the amount of the VEBA transfers. Treasury must also transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes (including to the UMWA Health Plans). The bill also: (1) prohibits the pension plan from making certain changes to benefits during any year in which a transfer is received, and (2) establishes additional reporting requirements for the plan. The bill repeals requirements for current and former signatories to labor agreements with the UMWA to pay unassigned beneficiaries premiums or backstop premiums if transfers under SMCRA are less than the amount required to be transferred. As an offset, the bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the authority of Treasury to collect certain customs user fees.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Hatch. With written report No. 114-374.
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Monitor legislative and federal activity related to mine safety and pension reform. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to the National Labor Relations Boards rule regarding union elections. S. 1145, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015. S. 1714, Miners Protection Act of 2015. (Manchin CARE Act) S. 2096, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015. (Casey) S. 3470, Miners Protection Act of 2016. (Hatch) H. J. Res. 29, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures. (Kline) H.R. 130, to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes (Griffith). H.R. 1926, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2015. H.R. 2403, Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act of 2015. (McKinley) H.R. 3625, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2015. (Cartwright) H.R. 3689, Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act. (HELP Act) (McKinley)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S.3470 Miners Protection Act of 2016
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R. 4456 RECLAIM Act of 2016 S. 3470 Miner's Protection Act of 2016
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Congressional activity surrounding the Department of Labor's proposed regulation to redefine "fiduciary" (not yet in legislative form) HR 1090 - Retail Investor Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from prescribing any regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) defining the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a final rule governing standards of conduct for brokers and dealers under specified law Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest (proposed rule) - To update the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 HR 2317/S. 1317 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure Senator Warren Letter on Annuities - Responding to request for information on incentives for annuity sales. HR 2656 - Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act-To amend the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information HR 3020/S. 1695 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes HR 2029 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes HR 4294- SAVERS Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require an affirmative vote by Congress before any final rule by the Department of Labor regarding the definition of fiduciary goes into effect. Should Congress fail to approve, - outlines requirements for a new fiduciary standard that would take effect HR 4293- Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require an affirmative vote by Congress before any final rule by the Department of Labor regarding the definition of fiduciary goes into effect - Should Congress fail to approve, outlines requirements for a new fiduciary standard that would take effect. Department of Labor Conflict of Interest Final Rule Retirement Improvements and Savings Enhancements (RISE) Act - discussion draft of legislation which would make a number of changes to retirement provisions in the tax code, including changes to IRAs and employee contributions to 401(k) accounts Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 - "A bill making miscellaneous changes to retirement provisions in the tax code" HR 6396 Retirement Security for American Workers Act- to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes S 3470 - Miners Protection Act of 2016 - An original bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, and for other purposes S 3471 - Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016- An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General corporate tax issues; VEBA; international tax issues. Implementation of excise tax in 4980I. Coal Act Health Care proposals; S. 3470, Miners Protection Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE