Bill introduced in Congress to increase black lung benefit stipends for coal miners in WV, beyond

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,075

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill this week that, if made law, would increase black lung disability payments for coal miners and their families and tie the stipends to inflation rates moving forward.

Despite the outsized impact black lung has had on miners in West Virginia, neither of the state’s U.S. Representatives — Carol Miller, R-W.Va., or Riley Moore, R-W.Va. — are signed on as sponsors of the Support Our Miners …

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