Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6757 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6757 To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2025 Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McClellan, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE BENEFITS PROCESS FOR SURVIVORS OF MINERS WHOSE DEATHS WERE DUE TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS. (a) Rebuttable Presumptions for a Death Due to Pneumoconiosis.-- (1) Rebuttable presumption for a deceased miner employed for not less than 10 years in a coal mine.--Section 411(c)(2) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921(c)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting ``The presumption under this paragraph may be rebutted only by establishing that no part of the death of such miner was caused by pneumoconiosis.''. (2) Rebuttable presumption for a disability due to pneumoconiosis.--Section 411(c) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(6) If a deceased miner was totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis during the life of such miner and does not meet the requirements for an irrebuttable presumption under paragraph (3), there shall be a rebuttable