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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Sep 29, 2010
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Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2010 or CARE Act - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 with respect to transfers of interest earned by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation (AMR) Fund. Requires the transfer during any fiscal year to the trustees of the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan, to be used solely to pay pension benefits under such plan, of certain excess funds remaining after: (1) transfer from the AMR Fund to the UMWA Combined Benefit Fund; and (2) application of the annual $490 million cap on such transfers.
People & committees
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D–WV
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-651.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-651.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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