Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6756 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6756 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2025 Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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 ``Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Findings. TITLE I--BLACK LUNG BENEFITS Part A--Improving the Process for Filing and Adjudicating Claims for Benefits Sec. 101. Providing assistance with claims for miners and their dependent family members. Sec. 102. Clarifying eligibility for black lung benefits. Sec. 103. Development of medical evidence by the Secretary. Sec. 104. False statements or misrepresentations, attorney disqualification, and discovery sanctions. Sec. 105. Readjudi