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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 This bill revises requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying benefit claim; give a claimant the opportunity to substantiate a claim for benefits through a pulmonary evaluation; authorize a CT (computerized tomography) scan in diagnosing complicated pneumoconiosis; educate certain individuals who work on black lung benefits about medical evidence relevant to claims; use data from continuous personal dust monitors to determine whether to make changes to respirable dust concentration standards, controls, and measurements; and develop a strategy to reduce delays in adjudication of black lung benefits claims. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on barriers to health care faced by coal miners with black lung. The bill authorizes (1) black lung clinics to use federal funds to help individuals file claims, and (2) previously denied claimants to file a new claim for black lung benefits within one year. The bill prohibits a person from (1) knowingly and willfully making a false statement or misrepresentation in increasing or reducing black lung benefits, or (2) threatening or misleading a participant in a proceeding regarding black lung benefits. Further, the bill revises (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled by black lung, and (2) payments to such miners. Lastly, the bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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Filing registrants (4)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act S. 3172/H.R 3878 Senate/House - Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2205/H.R. 1912 Senate/House - COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act S. 3710/No Bill # House - Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act S. 4089/H.R. 7370 Senate/House - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Provide Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes H.R. 170 House - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S.1306/H.R. 2474 Senate/House - Raise the Wage Act S. 150/H.R 582 Senate/House - Stop Looting Pensions Act (SLAP Act) of 2019 S. 2737 Senate - UMWACC/Training No Bill# Senate/House - Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 5728 House
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $131,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the black lung epidemic, and the black lung excise tax. (S. 3172). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205) to improve the benefits process for miners affected by black lung disease and create a silica dust standard.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the black lung epidemic, and the black lung excise tax. (S. 3172). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205) to improve the benefits process for miners affected by black lung disease and create a silica dust standard.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act S. 3172/H.R 3878 Senate/House - Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2205/H.R. 1912 Senate/House - COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act S. 3710/No Bill # House - Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act S. 4089/H.R. 7370 Senate/House - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Provide Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes H.R. 170 House - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S.1306/H.R. 2474 Senate/House - Raise the Wage Act S. 150/H.R 582 Senate/House - Stop Looting Pensions Act (SLAP Act) of 2019 S. 2737 Senate - UMWACC/Training No Bill# Senate/House - Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 5728 House
Client expense: $109,903 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act S. 3172/H.R 3878 Senate/House - Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2205/H.R. 1912 Senate/House - COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act S. 3710/No Bill # House - INVEST in America Act H.R. 2 House - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Provide Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes H.R. 170 House - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S.1306/H.R. 2474 Senate/House - Raise the Wage Act S. 150/H.R 582 Senate/House - Stop Looting Pensions Act (SLAP Act) of 2019 S. 2737 Senate - UMWACC/Training No Bill# Senate/House - Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 5728 House
Client expense: $122,231 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the black lung epidemic, and the black lung excise tax. (S. 3172). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act S. 3172/H.R 3878 Senate/House - Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 S. 2205/H.R. 1912 Senate/House - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Provide Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes H.R. 170 House - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S.1306/H.R. 2474 Senate/House - Raise the Wage Act S. 150/H.R 582 Senate/House - Stop Looting Pensions Act (SLAP Act) of 2019 S. 2737 Senate - UMWACC/Training No Bill# Senate/House - Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 5728 House
Client expense: $199,217 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and the black lung excise tax. (S. 3172). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the black lung epidemic, and the black lung excise tax. (S. 3172). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Education
DOL - IRAP Rule H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 S. 2205 - Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and the black lung excise tax. (S. 27, S. 617). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the black lung epidemic, and the black lung excise tax. (S. 27, S. 617). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
DOL - IRAP Rule H.R. 2474/S. 1306 - Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 S. 2205 - Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S.993 Restoring Internet Freedom Act; S. 2205, HR 5661-Tribal Connect Act; HR 4953, S 1682 AIRWAVES Act; HR 3994 ACCESS BROADBAND Act; E-rate program general advocacy
Client expense: $89,490 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S.993 Restoring Internet Freedom Act; S. 2205, HR 5661-Tribal Connect Act; HR 4953, S 1682 AIRWAVES Act; HR 3994 ACCESS BROADBAND Act; E-rate program general advocacy
Client expense: $89,491 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and the black lung excise tax. (S. 27, S. 617). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues relating to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the black lung epidemic, and the black lung excise tax. (S. 27, S. 617). Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2019 (H.R. 3876). Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 2205).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
S.993 Restoring Internet Freedom Act; S. 2205, HR 5661-Tribal Connect Act; HR 4953, S 1682 AIRWAVES Act; HR 3994 ACCESS BROADBAND Act; E-rate program general advocacy
Client expense: $109,093 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
S.993 Restoring Internet Freedom Act; S. 2205, HR 5661-Tribal Connect Act; HR 4953, S 1682 AIRWAVES Act; HR 3994 ACCESS BROADBAND Act; E-rate program general advocacy
Client expense: $96,558 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), SENATE
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