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S. 1616 · 108th Congress

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the preemption of State…

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A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the preemption of State community property law as it relates to nonforfeitable accrued retirement benefits.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

No cosponsors.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that ERISA does not preempt State community property law with respect to nonforfeitable accrued retirement benefits.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 15, 2003

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that ERISA does not preempt State community property law with respect to nonforfeitable accrued retirement benefits.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the preemption of State community property law as it relates to nonforfeitable accrued retirement benefits.

Latest action (Sep 15, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11482)

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 15, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.