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HR 2140 104th Congress House

ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the creation or assignment of rights to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the creation or assignment of rights to employee pension benefits if necessary to satisfy a judgement against a plan participant or beneficiary for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.

Introduced: July 28, 1995 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Child abuseChild molestingCollection of accountsCrime and Law Enforcement
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 11, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 28, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 28, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 11, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act of 1995 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to allow the creation or assignment of rights to employee pension benefits, under a qualified child abuse order, if this is necessary to satisfy a judgment against an employee benefit plan participant or beneficiary for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 28, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 28, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 28, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 28, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2140: ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2140/
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"H.R. 2140: ERISA Child Abuse Accountability Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2140/.
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H.R. 2140, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2140/.
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