House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Morgan McGarvey D-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 16, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6756.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McGARVEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 212, December 16, 2025, Page H5943):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6756, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6756
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Summer Lee (D-PA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Morgan McGarvey.
- H.R. 1621 (119th) Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025
- H.R. 6579 (119th) Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
- H.R. 9195 (119th) Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
- H.R. 5966 (119th) Ohio River Restoration Program Act
- H.R. 9287 (119th) Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026
- H.R. 6757 (119th) Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.