S.3505

The Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025 amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease benefits for survivors of miners who died from.

The Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025 amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis. It establishes a rebuttable presumption that a miner's death was due to pneumoconiosis if the miner was totally disabled by the disease during their life. The Act also creates a payment program for attorneys' fees and medical expenses for claimants in qualifying claims. The Secretary of Labor must establish this program within one year of the Act's enactment.