H.R. 8834 — A bill to amend the black lung benefits provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act to prevent duplicate awards in the case of certain widows.

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Provides, under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act's black lung benefits provisions, that "widow" does not include a surviving divorced wife who is married. States that no person shall qualify as the widow of more than one miner. (Amends 30 U.S.C. 902 (e))

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H.R. 9252A bill to amend the black lung benefits provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act to prevent duplicate awards in the case of certain widows.
1973-07-12Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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1973-06-20
Introduced in House
1973-06-20
Introduced in House
1973-06-20
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

A bill to amend the black lung benefits provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act to prevent duplicate awards in the case of certain widows.

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