Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim.
Actions
May 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E875)