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HR 2759 106th Congress House

Older Workers Pension Protection Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by the adoption of a plan amendment reducing future accruals and to require notice with respect to such reduced future accruals and an election opportunity to continue benefit accruals without regard to such plan amendment.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Defined benefit pension plansEarly retirementEmployee rightsGovernment Operations and Politics
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Sep 10, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Aug 5, 1999
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.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Older Workers Pension Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require notice with respect to any large defined employee benefit plan adoption of plan amendments that may reduce future accruals to a specified extent. Provides an election opportunity to continue benefit accruals, without regard to such plan amendments, under the former defined benefit plan instead of under a cash benefit plan.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2759: Older Workers Pension Protection Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2759/
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"H.R. 2759: Older Workers Pension Protection Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2759/.
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H.R. 2759, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2759/.
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