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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1992

H.R. 1637Introduced Mar 22, 1991Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Austin Murphy D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 1992 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

36 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 34 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 36 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Harold Ford (D-TN), Joseph Gaydos (D-PA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), William Lipinski (D-IL), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), George Miller (D-CA), John Murtha (D-PA), Wayne Owens (D-UT), Carl Perkins (D-KY), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jose Serrano (D-NY) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Austin Murphy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.