II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 855 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as black lung disease ), and for other purposes.