Improve the process for coal miners to receive disability benefits for black lung disease.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025?
The Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025 remains stalled in the House Committee on Education and Workforce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of June 15, 2026. Members of these committees must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most legislation fails to receive a committee vote and expires without further action.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 6756 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since December 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 3304 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 3304 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 6461 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6461 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.
