Support Our Miners Act

This bill changes how monthly black lung disability payments to coal miners are set under the Black Lung Benefits Act. For 2026, starting after the bill becomes law, a miner's benefit would be $15,030 per year, paid monthly as one-twelfth of that amount. Starting in 2027, the yearly amount would be adjusted each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The annual adjustment would never lower the benefit below the prior year's amount. The current formula would continue to apply to years before 2026.

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Sponsors

• Summer L. Lee Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors