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HR 2759 106th Congress House Labor and Employment Defined benefit pension plans Early retirement Employee rights Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Social Welfare

Older Workers Pension Protection Act of 1999

Introduced: August 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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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 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.
What's happening now September 10, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 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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