Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Employee benefits and pensions

Bill Introduced: S.953 Student Loan Affordability Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by expatriated entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1773 Agricultural Guestworker Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1771 North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1798 Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1722 Burdensome Paperwork Reduction for Our Miners Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of the forms related to obtaining workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits Program.

Bill Introduced: S.838 Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1634 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1618 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee.

Bill Introduced: S.742 Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1558 Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To lower health premiums and increase choice for small businesses.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1552 Health Freedom for Seniors Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account.

Bill Introduced: S.728 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1538 National Financial Literacy Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1531 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1476 Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.12 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.

Bill Introduced: S.701 Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill Introduced: S.650 Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1323 Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1342 Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to health savings accounts, and for other purposes.