Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025
Official title: A bill 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: Sen. Timothy Kaine D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 16, 2025
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- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Dec 16, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.