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S. 607 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986…

Full title

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to early retirement benefits, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th 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) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect pro rata shares of employees' subsidized early retirement benefits in cases of corporate mergers and acquisitions where the successor employer does not continue to maintain the pension plan.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 11, 2005

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect pro rata shares of employees' subsidized early retirement benefits in cases of corporate mergers and acquisitions where the successor employer does not continue to maintain the pension plan.

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 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to early retirement benefits, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Mar 11, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 11, 2005

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

No recorded floor vote found.