U.S. Congress - H.R.4281 Employees' Pension Security Act of 2009
H.R.4281 - Employees' Pension Security Act of 2009
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United States Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United States Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans. as introduced.
- Short: Employees' Pension Security Act of 2009 as introduced.
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12/10/2009--Introduced.Employees’ Pension Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require assets of single-employer pension plans to be held in trust by joint boards of trustees. Requires plan sponsors and administrators to provide allOfficial Summary
12/10/2009--Introduced.Employees’ Pension Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require assets of single-employer pension plans to be held in trust by joint boards of trustees. Requires plan sponsors and administrators to provide all material investment information in an accurate form to participants and beneficiaries. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of certain information requirements. Sets forth additional requirements for plan termination, to prevent abuse of the bankruptcy and termination process, including requirements relating to:(1) distress termination;
(2) bankruptcy court decrees, and the right to intervene to challenge them;
(3) consideration of alternatives by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the plan sponsor;
(4) PBGC efforts at consulting on alternatives with plan participants and their union representatives; and
(5) notice of the right to challenge determinations relating to plan termination. Amends federal bankruptcy law to include, in a priority order for recovery of expenses and claims, allowed unsecured claims for benefit liabilities to participants and beneficiaries under a single-employer plan in connection with the plan termination, in excess of the benefits payable to them by the PBGC in connection with such termination.
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In addition, the substitute would have given small businesses discounts on insurance premiums and would have preserved state mandates on care. [CQ Today, 5/13/04]The measure was defeated 193-224. [HR 4281, Vote #172, 5/13/04] ...
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In addition, the substitute would have given small businesses discounts on insurance premiums and would have preserved state mandates on care. [CQ Today, 5/13/04]The measure was defeated 193-224. [HR 4281, Vote #172, 5/13/04] ...
CompliancEX: The U.S. Congress Review Saturday, December 19, 2009
H.R. 4281: Employees' Pension Security Act of 2009. A bill introduced by Rep. Peter Visclosky to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United States Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee ...
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