S. 594 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, to preserve the health benefits of certain retired miners.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-03-10
Latest action
2005-03-10 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Amends Federal Bankruptcy Law to prohibit the bankruptcy court from terminating or modifying the payment of coal industry health insurance benefits by a Chapter 11 debtor-employer to retired employees if such benefits are required by the Internal Revenue Code to be provided by such debtor-employer as the last operator signatory to a coal wage agreement.