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American Miners Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-27| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2019
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American Miners Act of 2019 This bill transfers certain funds to provide pension and health benefits for retired coal miners who have been affected by issues such as coal company bankruptcies. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the annual limit on transfers under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 exceeds the amount required to be transferred for existing obligations of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. The bill also increases the annual limit on transfers from $490 million to $750 million. The bill also adds miners affected by 2018 coal company bankruptcies to the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that Treasury must transfer under current law to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan. Additionally, the bill (1) reduces the minimum age for in-service distributions under certain retirement plans, and (2) extends the increased rates for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund excise tax.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 3, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • S 116-671: Miners Pension Protection Act
  • HR 116-935: Miners Pension Protection Act
  • S 116-2788: Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019
  • HR 116-934: Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
BankruptcyCardiovascular and respiratory healthCoalCorporate finance and managementEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceLabor-management relationsMiningSales and excise taxesWorker safety and health

American Miners Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-27| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2019
American Miners Act of 2019 This bill transfers certain funds to provide pension and health benefits for retired coal miners who have been affected by issues such as coal company bankruptcies. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the annual limit on transfers under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 exceeds the amount required to be transferred for existing obligations of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. The bill also increases the annual limit on transfers from $490 million to $750 million. The bill also adds miners affected by 2018 coal company bankruptcies to the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that Treasury must transfer under current law to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan. Additionally, the bill (1) reduces the minimum age for in-service distributions under certain retirement plans, and (2) extends the increased rates for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund excise tax.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 3, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • S 116-671: Miners Pension Protection Act
  • HR 116-935: Miners Pension Protection Act
  • S 116-2788: Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019
  • HR 116-934: Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
BankruptcyCardiovascular and respiratory healthCoalCorporate finance and managementEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceLabor-management relationsMiningSales and excise taxesWorker safety and health