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Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act of 1998

Introduced: April 1, 1998 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1252-1253)
May 5, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 2, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E579-581)
Apr 1, 1998
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Apr 1, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Apr 1, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to retirement savings, to: (1) require an employer, upon request from an employee, to withhold retirement savings from wages; (2) provide a credit to eligible small employers for pension plan start-up costs; (3) permit an employer to establish a Secure Money Annuity or Retirement (SMART) Trust (as defined); (4) provide for faster vesting of employer matching contributions under a plan including an accrued benefit derived from such contributions; (5) require spousal pension right-to- know provisions; (6) require one-percent employer contributions under the alternative method of meeting nondiscrimination requirements for 401(k) plans; (7) redefine the term highly compensated employee; and (8) revise multiemployer plan provisions with respect to the special limitation rule, the exemption for survivor and disability benefits, the full funding limitation, valuation, and partial termination rules.

What's happening now June 26, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1252-1253)

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3672: Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3672/
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