Red Lung Benefits Act of 1980 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide to iron miners benefits comparable to those provided to coal miners.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on iron ore producers comparable to that imposed on coal producers and to allow a deduction for contributions to a trust fund created to provide compensation for the death or disability of iron miners.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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